Accountemps Division of Robert Half of Philadelphia, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Birch Tree Group, Ltd…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division, holding that the Private Employment Agency Act applies to out-of-state employment agencies that provide services to New Jersey employers, that the Act’s licensing requirement does not violate the Commerce Clause, and that the fee contract is enforceable despite the agency’s lack of a prior license, with the Act’s application limited to prospective cases.