Louisiana Employment Agency
Licensing requirements for Louisiana employment, staffing and talent agencies.
This page provides an overview of employment services licensing in Louisiana for individuals and agencies. You will find state requirements, application fees, filing instructions, and more. For assistance with licensing, please contact us to learn about our software and managed license services.
Companies that provide employment services in Louisiana must apply for a license prior to doing business. Depending on the services offered, businesses may need to apply for more than one license type, and in some cases, an individual license will be required as well.
Company Licenses
Louisiana Employment and Business Support Services Company Licenses
Louisiana Independent Telephonic Solictor or Affiliate Registration
Agency: | Louisianna Public Service Commission - Do Not Call Program |
Initial Registration
Form: | Independent Telephonic Solictor or Affiliate Registration Application |
Agency Fee: | $800 |
Registration Renewal
Form: | Independent Telephonic Solictor or Affiliate Registration Application (Renewal) |
Agency Fee: | $800 |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Louisiana Nurse Staffing Agency License
Agency: | Louisiana Department of Health - Health Standards Section |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $1,200 |
Registration Renewal
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Agency Fee: | $1,200 |
Due: | Biennially by the date of issuance. |
Louisiana Private Employment Service License
Agency: | Louisiana Workforce Commission |
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Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
Bond Requirements: | $5,000 surety bond |
Automatic Exemption
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Initial Registration
This section applies to firms that are applying for a license in Louisiana for the first time.
Form: | Form 00L-1 Application (not available online) |
Agency Fee: | $300 investigation fee + $200 license fee |
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Registration Renewal
This section applies to firms that are already licensed in Louisiana and need to renew their license.
Form: | Form OOL-1 Renewal Application (not available online) |
Agency Fee: | $200 |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
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Registration Not Required
Not required
Louisiana Professional Employer Organization Registration - Dept. of Insurance
Agency: | Louisiana Department of Insurance |
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Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $500 |
Notes: | If the PEO or any person acting on its behalf is engaged in the business of soliciting, selling, or negotiating policies of insurance or providing insurance products as part of your PEO services, the applicant must provide the name, address and Louisiana license number of the licensed producer(s) through which insurance business will be conducted. |
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Registration Renewal
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Agency Fee: | $300 |
Due: | Annually by the date of issuance. Renewals may be filed starting 90 days prior to the expiration date. |
Louisiana Professional Employer Organization Registration - Workforce Commission
Initial Registration
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Bond Amount: | Professional Employer Organizations (leasing) electing to file all clients under one employer |
Registration Renewal
Due: | Annually by the date of issuance. |
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Louisiana Talent Agency License
Agency: | Louisiana Workforce Commission |
Notes: | Louisiana does not have a separate talent agency license, but an employment agency license may be required. |
Initial Registration
Form: | Form 00L-1, not available online. |
Agency Fee: | $600 |
Registration Renewal
Agency Fee: | $200 |
Due: | Annually |
Employee Leasing Company - Enter into leasing contracts with other businesses that require labor. The leasing company loans its workers to the lessee while still providing specified responsibilities, such as workers compensation insurance, to the employees. This includes long term (6 months or more) temporary arrangements but often excludes temporary help arrangements. Unlike professional employer organizations, employee leasing companies are contracted when an employer needs to hire staff and does not want to handle human resources responsibilities.
Employment Agency - An entity that, for compensation, procures or attempts to procure employment for a person.
Professional Employer Organization - PEOs take on the human resources role for businesses and act as a co-employer in the sense that the client company's workers are administratively employees of the PEO but functionally these employees are controlled by the client company. Unlike employee leasing companies, PEOs are contracted when an employer already has staff and does not want to handle human resources responsibilities.
Staffing Agency - An entity that procures temporary or part-time employment for a person who then works under the supervision of a worksite employer.
Talent Agency - An entity that, for compensation, procures or attempts to procure employment or placement for an artist. (Certain art forms are excluded)
American Staffing Association
Staffing, recruiting, and workforce solution industry advocacy group.
National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS)
Education and training oriented association for personnel services providers.
National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
(NAPEO)
Provides advocacy efforts, information, and other services to members of the employment
industry.