As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Attorney general” means the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter’s designee;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-1702

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter's designee. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • Candidate: means any person, whether employed or unemployed, seeking or entering into any arrangement for employment or change of employment through the services of an employment agency. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Employer: means any person who engages or seeks to engage candidates for employment. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • Employment agency: means any person who, for a fee paid by a candidate or other compensation provided by a candidate:
    (A) Places or attempts to place candidates seeking employment where the fee is not paid by the employer. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • Fee: means anything of value paid or directed to be paid for the services of an employment agency. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, company, corporation, partnership, association or firm, including any officer, director or employee of a corporation. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
(2) “Candidate” means any person, whether employed or unemployed, seeking or entering into any arrangement for employment or change of employment through the services of an employment agency;
(3) [Deleted by 2019 amendment.]
(4) “Employer” means any person who engages or seeks to engage candidates for employment;
(5) “Employment agency” means any person who, for a fee paid by a candidate or other compensation provided by a candidate:

(A) Places or attempts to place candidates seeking employment where the fee is not paid by the employer;
(B) Recruits or attempts to recruit employees for employers seeking candidates where the fee is not paid by the employer; or
(C) Purports to have access to job leads or compiles and provides lists or information about available jobs, if no fee is charged to the majority of potential employers for inclusion in the listings, and if an office is maintained for the purpose of marketing job information to the public and providing customers with access to that information;
(6) “Fee” means anything of value paid or directed to be paid for the services of an employment agency; and
(7) “Person” means any individual, company, corporation, partnership, association or firm, including any officer, director or employee of a corporation.
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