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Employment, Placement, & Staffing Agencies Program

To register, change your information, or file a complaint about an Employment, Placement, or Staffing agency.

The Employment, Placement, and Staffing Agencies Program protects the rights of workers being placed by those agencies, and ensures that these agencies use fair, ethical, and legal business practices. The program also seeks to assist employment, placement, and staffing agencies to comply with their legal obligations under Massachusetts law by being a resource for them in helping them to navigate the Employment Agency Law and the Temporary Workers Right to Know Law.

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Application information for initial or renewal licenses 

What you need to know

Contact the Employment, Placement, and Staffing Agencies Program  Information for employment agencies  Information for placement agencies  Information for staffing agencies  Information for workers and job applicants  Information for worksite employers using agency services  Professional employer organization program (PEOs)  Notice to long-term care insurance companies  Information for worksite employers 

Safety and Health Awareness for Placement of Temporary Workers 
List of currently licensed Employment and Placement Agencies (English, XLS 344.5 KB)
Massachusetts Registered PEO List - April 2023 (English, XLS 72 KB)
454 CMR 24: Employment agency and temporary workers right to know regulations (English, PDF 204.91 KB)
Notice of Temporary Workers Rights under the TWRTK (English, PDF 251.62 KB)
Information for Staffing Agencies Regarding the Temporary Workers Right to Know Law (brochure) (English, PDF 2.81 MB)
Affadavit of Character (English, PDF 146.41 KB)
Notice to agencies placing plumbers (English, PDF 158.67 KB)
Notice to Agencies Placing Electricians (English, PDF 158.29 KB)
Sample Job Order (English, PDF 226.51 KB)
Sample Job Order in Chinese (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 393.32 KB)
Sample Job Order in Spanish Fillable (English, PDF 234.64 KB)
Sample Job Order in Vietnamese (English, PDF 266.11 KB)
Sample Job Order in Khmer (English, PDF 267.4 KB)
Sample Job Order in Portuguese (English, PDF 309.68 KB)

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