Section 17-1604. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

 

1604.1No employment agency or employment counseling service shall perform any service for a job-seeker until the understanding between the two (2) parties has been reduced to writing in accordance with the provisions of this section.

 

1604.2The written understanding of the parties shall be incorporated into a written, dated contract which shall contain the following:

 

(a)The specific services to be provided;

 

(b)The fees charged for each service;

 

(c)The total fee for all services;

 

(d)The period of time during which the services are to be provided; and

 

(e)The schedule of payment of fees.

 

1604.3A job-seeker shall be given the right to cancel any contract with an employment agency or employment counseling service by providing written notification to the agency or service within three (3) days of the date the contract was signed.

 

1604.4If mailed, a notification of cancellation shall be timely if postmarked within three (3) days of the date the contract was signed.

 

1604.5A copy of the contract shall be given to each job-seeker at the time the job-seeker signs the contract.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 3165, 3167 (May 15, 1987).