Personnel Agents and Agencies

Effective July 15, 2007, the Michigan Personnel Agency Board was abolished by Executive Order No. 2007 - 22.  By means of the Executive Order all functions of the board are transferred to the Department of Labor & Economic Growth.  The department is responsible for licensing and regulating personnel agencies and agents in Michigan.  Article 10 of Public Act 299 of 1980 defines a personnel agency as a person engaged in the business or profession of serving, assisting, or aiding a client seeking employment, or making basic career decisions and who receives a fee from the client. A personnel agent is defined as the individual designated by the personnel agency who is responsible for the general management of the office.