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Employment and Personnel Services
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, New Jersey 07101
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NOTICE TO BUSINESSES PROVIDING TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES

On February 6, 2023, Governor Murphy signed into law P.L. 2023, c. 10, also known as the "Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights" ("TWBR"). Among other things, Section 8 of the TWBR prohibits temporary help service firms from making "designated classification placements," as that term is defined in the law, unless they are certified to do so "in accordance with rules" adopted by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division").

On September 16, 2024, the Division adopted rules implementing Section 8 of the TWBR; the rule adoption can be found here. All businesses that seek to make designated classification placements must apply for and obtain the Certification to Make Designated Classification Placements ("DCP Certification"). Provided that you submit a completed application by October 16, 2024, you will be permitted to continue making designated classification placements while your application is pending. Businesses that provide designated classification placements in the interim must continue to comply with all other applicable laws and regulations, including existing registration and licensure requirements and any other applicable provisions of the TWBR.

On October 9, 2024, the Division issued guidance for temporary help service firms regarding the bonding requirements, pursuant to P.L. 2023, c. 10, and the recently adopted regulations. The Division's guidance can be found here.


Employment and Personnel Services issues licenses and registrations to various types of businesses that offer employment and staffing services to job seekers and potential employers. The type of registration or license that is necessary depends on answers to certain questions, such as:

  • What are the type of services are being offered?

  • What type of people will the business be placing (Home Health Aids, Nurses, Clerical, etc.)?

  • Is the job seeker is an employee (on the payroll of the agency) or is the job seeker an independent contractor?

  • Is it a one-time placement?

  • Is a fee charged to the job seeker?

  • Who will the fee be charged to?

A list of the types of businesses that are issued licenses and registrations by the Division can be found below.

Laws and Regulations

Some of the primary laws and regulations enforced by the Division are listed below and can be found at the following citations. 

Click here to view New Jersey Statutes in their entirety, as published on the Legislature's website.

  • Employment Agencies; Licensing – Title 34:8
  • Temporary Labor – Title 34:8D
  • Consumer Fraud Act – Title 56:8

Click here to view the New Jersey Administrative Code in its entirety, via the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law, as published on the LexisNexis website.

  • Personnel Services – Title 13:45B

Employment and Personnel Service Types

Choose a type to learn more.

Verify a Registration

  • New Jersey Licensed and Registered Employment & Personnel Services
    (Including:  Health Care Service Firm;  Booking Agency; Career Consulting;  Career Counseling Service;  Consulting Firm;  Consulting Firm/Temp;  Employment Agency; Entertainment Agency;  Job Listings Service;  Nurses Registry; Resume Service;  Temporary Help Service)

Career Consulting Firms

A career consulting firm is an agency that provides or renders services in connection with advice, analysis, instruction, etc. in a desired field of employment.

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Career Counseling Firms/Agent

A career counseling service is any business that through its agent's procures or represents itself as providing employment or employment assistance or advertises in any manner the following type of services for a fee: vocational guidance, achievement or vocational testing, career management, planning, the development of resumes, etc.

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Consulting Firms (Headhunters)

A consulting firm/headhunter procures interviews to a job seeker with a prospective employer and a prospective employer with a job seeker.

Alerts

Applications

  • Application for Registration as a Temporary Help Service Firm, Consulting Firm (Headhunter), or Consulting Firm/Temporary Help Service Firm (Headhunter)
    (online application)

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Consulting/Temp Agencies

A consulting/temp firm can perform the functions of both a consulting firm and a temporary help service firm.

Alerts

Applications

  • Application for Registration as a Temporary Help Service Firm, Consulting Firm (Headhunter), or Consulting Firm/Temporary Help Service Firm (Headhunter)
    (online application)

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Employment Agencies/Agents

An employment agency is an agency that procures employment for a job seeker and employees for employers. Employment agencies requires the employment agent to be licensed as well.

Alerts

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Entertainment Agencies/Agents

An Entertainment Agency performs the functions of an Employment Agency but for the sole purpose of placing performers into positions requiring acting, modeling and any type of entertainment. Entertainment Agencies and Entertainment Agents are required to be licensed with the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs.

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Job Listing Services

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Nurses Registry

A nurse registry is a firm which assigns, supplies, offers, arranges temporary or permanent services classified as the practice of nursing and receives payment, fee or commission for such services. A nurse registry acts as an employment.

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Resume Services/Agent

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 

Temporary Help Service Firms

A temporary help service firm provides temporary personnel on their payroll to clients for temporary assignments.

Alerts

Applications

  • Application for Registration as a Temporary Help Service Firm, Consulting Firm (Headhunter), or Consulting Firm/Temporary Help Service Firm (Headhunter)
    (online application)

To determine what type of agency you should be registered as, please contact the Registered Business Section by phone at (973) 504-6370 or by mail at:

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Regulated Business Section
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45028
Newark, NJ 07101

 



Last Modified: 12/11/2024 9:48 AM