| Show It c. c PLANS TO I REDRAFT JOB AGENCY ORDER ORDERA A i Loofbourow T Discusses Authority Au Au- i of Municipalities l Over Employment t MANY MANY lANY CONFLICTING 7 STATUTES DISCLOSED r L 0 J J J t- t Licensing 0 of A Agencies 0 Advocated Advocated Employers Employer Fear k f 5 Commission Ruling j t agencies ns Regulation o of ot employment t ily h tho industrial commission of oC Utah i was nL recently determined h by the tile C corn coin I 1 the tho de- de deS mission mi and In conformity issued which would woud S llon an was w. S. S become become effective September t 1 Copies or orthis r. r this order were to nIl all the thc largo large employers of OC labor and private employment agencies in th the snata lat with J va a request that y attend a public J hearing to be held in the tho Capitol yes yes- y The he hearing was as In tho hall hali iIi of or 5 the thc House of C C aud ai l. tt n h. h conclusion it was th that t the I Original order be redrafted nUll inti pre- pre l. l rented at meeting to b be j held at the same place today at nt 10 a n. a. a m m. The com com- named was Fred tred C. C Loot Loot- LootS S representing tho employment agencies C. C L L. L the Federation of ot J Labor abor of or tho elt city and state A A. A G G. Mc- Mc lK of ot Uta Utah chapter of or tho American Mining congress together with A Will Aill ill ill- Main iain member of or the commission the new draft to be in agreeable form to all Interested o J-o r of or len Ul cod i d S J 3 3 Judge in his s S o tt the thc commission with Mr r. r Knerr presiding presiding pre- pre siding discussed the power and i j t ty of oC municipalities t over employment agencies nod and also tho the authority of oC the theS industrial over the i arnelie arne ame mc S He lie pointed out f several vernl conflicting conflicting- statutes which he could be Ld S. S eliminated by th the commission under their authority and then went into tall as to employment agencies and their objections v lh the order as contained und under unde t an and 2441 I 1 of ot the statute statutes Ho HI jailed ll d attention t to t. t the iho act of or the which makes S. S it mandatory for tor employment agencies to furnish information on bona fide or- or only but does s no not limit lIml thu ord orders or or- d ders dors rg in writing or ip s1 te iy tha they be bein bein in definite denite form Ninety per cent ent of ot the business he said satu of oC the tho employment agencies is Is for calls outside of or Salt Lake county and are from Idaho Wyoming Wyoming- M Montana and Oregon Oreon and the business ca t cann nt ho declared be bo conduct conducted J on specified forms Corms All d domestic help he said Is I bandied by hr the Y T. W. W i. i O A A. 13 Is i exempt from the provisions of ot the thc or orS or- or der S Strict t Supervision al S r One Ono employment agency ho he said gaid which had been beets mentioned had not been cited before the commission for j. j S. S S any an violation of the statutes This emS em- em agency desired a strict supervision superY super super- Y vision sion and inspection n by the commis- commis slon sjon Referring to the emergency clause in the order he ho stated the tho busl- busl S S S n noss ss by phone and nd tele telegraph raph is js call i he ne yi all enc emers-enc emergency For or illustration cited that a cook leaves a hotel a aS S walk out alk ut on construction occurs and If It the order is adopted as written It would cause innumerable controversies between t the tho commission and the agen- agen ciel as to what should be bc business emergency 4 rho order cZ he hc maintained was too r radical a departure f from m the present S SYstem failed to and th the commission has so far exercise its Powers of super super- VISion Islon and superVISion Inspection He Hc doubted that th the employment complYing with the P present agencies ent were statutes and the tho tS f commissIon 0 he said has failed ailed t to take 1 steps r f to check them ring up referring refer reter- especially to posting of notices In 5 f employment REt agencies keeping Ister of or a a. relIster regIster reg z-eg- employment orders etc Knerr With Commissioner Knerr S S agreed with Loofbourow as s to the unreason unreason- S 'S lag Ing the ot oC K the section of orthe the tho law girS gir- gir I S public the right of oC Inspection of DC employment S ont agency records and maintained that Viat the tho rec records ds should be available only ony to state and city m- m off off- mT S JUdge advocated licens- licens l. l S i T J of employment agencies by the S commission this to be bc a Superseding ll S Cease canso to Issued by th the tho tev municipal municipal- municipalS It h K S This he believed beIle would give theS the S commission authority In case of the numerous complaints mado made against all fancies s 8 to have the a agency encY appear t.- t. before 5 the commission and If th the they were S not properly able to defend themselves against against charges made their lIcenCe license should be revoked Licensing by the I commission placed the burden of oC proof he declared upon the agency enc rather S than n upon the r Mon par party or tho comm comm comm- S. S deI Senator C. C L. L Olson advocated the orS or- or S but suggested that It be reworded so so as to permit telegraph orders to be bo S 'S r received elved by agencies and that agencies be he considered a agents Of C employers raS rather ra- ra S 5 S ther than A A. A E E. Harvey Hane wanted the order with the tho Olsen suggestion sug sug- sug- sug added esp especially with reference refer refer- ence to the setting Getting forth all conditions relating to to be obtained Labor Lebor Market C c. L L' E. E Allen Alen Allen or of c th the Centennial i EuroS Euro Euro- S ka and the tte tle U U. S. S Mines contended that a strict compliance with wih the order would do away with Salt Lake Lako as central cental labor market and force Corce a men a to go SO to go-to to the Job to seek work rather than through the agency S N. N J Dixon who conducts one of oC the theS S oldest employment agencies in the elt city was wa somewhat sa Sarcastic tc in his remarks remarks' remarks saying flaying that legitimate tha agencies strict favored ored S supervision but that with S law laws ho he doubted if It an any of oC th the wih commission commis- commis all ll the 1 alon sion knew where his place of oC r kc business wal was and ad he nc had been in business on ont t 4 s J the T street sleet for twenty years ears cars C In ln connection with wih this hearing C Commissioner Commissioner has ha addressed a communication to the attorney y general genera S relating to the Jurisdiction of the o in In- In 5 dustral commission in supervising and licensing private employment agencies citing the section ecton of oC the law pertainIng pertain pertain- ing InS thereto |
