Section 277.01. Definitions.

  As used in this chapter:

(1)  "Agency" or "agent" means employment agent.

(2)  "Applicant" means a job seeker who informs an employment agency of his or her availability and qualifications for referral to job openings and requests assistance in finding a position.

(3)  "Branch office" means a separate office of an agency located in the same community as the parent or main office.

(4)  "Department" means the department of workforce development.

(4m)  "Employer-paid fee employment agent" means a private employment agent whose fees or charges are paid entirely and directly by the employer to the employment agent.

(5)  "Employment agent" has the meaning defined in s. 105.01 , Stats.

(6)  "Referral" means the making of arrangements by an agency to bring to the attention of an employer the qualifications of the applicant by means of an employment interview. The mailing of an unsolicited resume in itself does not constitute a referral.

(7)  "Registration fee" means any charge for registering or listing an applicant for employment, including any charge for letter writing, cost of photograph or filmstrip, costume, or any charge of a similar nature, without having a bona fide order for the placement of the applicant in a job.