ACCOUNTEMPS v. BIRCH TREE GROUP


115 N.J. 614 (1989)

560 A.2d 663

ACCOUNTEMPS DIVISION OF ROBERT HALF OF PHILADELPHIA, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. BIRCH TREE GROUP, LTD., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Curcio argued the cause for appellant (Pennington & Thompson, attorneys).

James P. Manahan argued the cause for respondent (Strauss & Hall, attorneys; Gordon C. Strauss, of counsel).

Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Donald R. Belsole, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Margery F. Nathanson, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by STEIN, Justice.

The critical issue in this case is whether the Private Employment Agency Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 34:8-24 to -42, applies to out-of-state agencies that provide employment services to New Jersey employers. Plaintiff is an out-of-state employment agency that did not comply with the Act's licensing requirements before entering into a contract to provide services to a New Jersey employer. The employer refused...

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