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Employment Placement Agencies
NAICS 561311 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in recruiting, referring, or placing applicants for employment. The individuals referred or placed are not employees of the employment agencies.
Start with the work promised to the client.
For Employment Placement Agencies, clarify the services, contracts and consequences of an error. Review professional liability (staffing e&o), employment practices liability, third-party epli. Confirm which professional activities and additional services the proposed coverage actually addresses.
Questions to ask
- What types of roles does the agency primarily fill — clerical, domestic, entertainment, professional, or other?
- Does the agency employ workers directly at any point, or are placed individuals always employees of the client?
- What background screening or verification process is used for candidates before referral?
- What is the annual volume of placements and the agency's total revenue?
- Has the agency had any E&O, EPLI, or discrimination-related claims in the past five years?
- Are there any placements in sensitive categories such as in-home caregivers, childcare, or entertainment talent?
- For Employment Placement Agencies, what should the underwriter know about prior e&o or epli claims related to placement errors or discrimination allegations?
- For Employment Placement Agencies, what should the underwriter know about placements in high-risk or regulated roles such as caregivers for vulnerable adults, children, or domestic workers where background check failures carry elevated severity?
Activities described by this code
- Babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries)
- Employment registries
- Model registries
- Casting agencies or bureaus (i.e., motion picture, theatrical, video)
- Employment agencies
Other activities to examine
- Providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services: 561312 — Executive Search Services
- Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business: 561320 — Temporary Help Services
Census classification reference
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Employment placement agencies match job seekers with employer clients by listing vacancies, screening candidates, conducting interviews, and making referrals or placements. Unlike staffing companies, placed individuals become employees of the client business — not the agency. Operations are primarily office-based with revenue typically derived from placement fees or commissions paid by employers.
Questions to investigate
- What types of roles does the agency primarily fill — clerical, domestic, entertainment, professional, or other?
- Does the agency employ workers directly at any point, or are placed individuals always employees of the client?
- What background screening or verification process is used for candidates before referral?
- What is the annual volume of placements and the agency's total revenue?
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