S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7173--B I N S E N A T E May 1, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to fees charged by employment agencies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 185 of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO 4 FEE MAY BE CHARGED OR COLLECTED BY AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY NOT LICENSED 5 PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. ANY AGREE- 6 MENT OR CONTRACT WITH AN UNLICENSED EMPLOYMENT AGENCY SHALL RENDER THE 7 AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT VOID IN ANY ACTION TO COLLECT A FEE, AT THE OPTION 8 OF THE DEFENDANT TO SUCH ACTION. 9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14827-05-4