OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXA!S AUSTIN

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Bon. Joe Rllnachik,Comll.88foner

Bureau of Labor Statfstier Auatin, T 0 x a 61



### opinion Ho. 04018 X6a pertton engage a8 deroribsd, with1 

### Arti i5me-6ee1, Art~ole8 16644893 qulrsd to ob 

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### shed **FA li**  **I& ot**  perhapr **fir8 ,**  **8iX** or etgbt WlW8tler8 who an aPrilab$e for a ~cirtioularnight. **%%8** proIt&?ter than 6Sh&ti **fX ’** **Ql% t&i8**  list **80 fUrntPkUk6**  t0 hi81th8 IWreStler he **d ’** **J8iXW8** to &&oh, WleOtiing:parchap tW0, fy, or Sir OfRon. Joe Kunaohik, Coml%sloner, pag% 9

th% name8, and di8oarding the remainder. The aanicee of th%wrestler end the agreeaunt 68 to the p%ro%nteg% or saale of xemuneratton 

### is deaided ?aetween the promoter cud wmatler; the booking a&put do%8 n,-,t

sttsxpt to aOntrc1 the auicuutof p%rc%nteg% paid, exoept tbt he Stipulate6 that tka 

### promoterwill ham to guarantee amiol.mm apount to aover tSerel.in(;expensea 

### of the wmstler. **The booking 

## agent reoelrea no money Or pay whetsosver from th% wrestler....* but *does receive 

### fromthe promoter a percentag% of th% Cross intak% of the sntirs 6Low. Thlb~s

perooufege la 

### ?Sid by the promoter and is not paid by thewreMler8, 

### nordeducted 

### rroa their earning8 ......I **The senloes of the 

### bookingagent axe deslred by the various prrmoter8.....@ in plunyi.n8taIIa%B, and **tLiS 8el~iCe**  **i8 al60**  desired by the wrestler6 Lamahy ihstanoes.

**“ ThiO**  **~pkrtlll%nt &18,**  **a.nO%** the **bwwnoei of**  an opinion dated Jenuary 9l, 1936, by tM Attorney %nera148 38partaenli, 

### oontended thet mob a booking agent ahou1.dobtain an 

### aaployment agency ilcense before oarrying on suoh operations. The opinion refarred towa8 si+guad

### by kir.Eussell Rentfro, vrhowas at that 

### timean assistant attorney general under Hon. WillLam BIoCrew,aud a ~co?yof 8Qid opinion is attaahed 

### fox your refax8noe.
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"AS we undsratend the netter, rarious wxcstlera cask %mplom:ht In one Show on room particular night, and they also deeire to obteln employmmt from other promoterf3on **88 many**  sncaerrsirenights 08 **possibt8.** 9% understand thErt the booking qgsnt adv%xti%%s the qualities, abflitise, and regutntions of suchwrestiers,**Hon. SOS** **lC¶umohik, Oaanlasloner,**  page 3

and tlmt mob 

## agent is iatere8tad ln seeIn that th%8% wre8tlars obtain em;lloymentin order that the e&went xmy obtain fro3 the promoter8 certain isee thct h%Ye prt3viOu8lybeen agreed **upon between**  thb promoter and th8 agsnt.

We heme oerefnlly 

### considered this m8tter sines th% OOnOlU8iOn W her% reached neoessitate~ the 

### overruling Of the former opinion of ttil%dasertzzent,

### dated Jtnuary 21, 1936..

### reterred to 

### in yaw ooaaunioatlon, whloh you state you hare been iollomin2.

micle **5208,** .Rsrised Civil Btatuteir,rend8, in partt

The term *Emplomnt Agent* saam eVery person, fimr, pertnership or essociatf;onof person8 %li@PgSdin thebUsinsBU Of a8%i8tiw el&Oy@Jr8 t0 BetUU%3emp1OySe8, and pOXSOn t0 SstJUre~ZRployment, or of oolleoting information regardin em~loyeta seek& spaploy%%s,snd persons **aeakln2** 

### l mpLoy8lsnt. 'Theterm *ExsployaentBXio%* mans truer plaoe or,offlos where the buainese oiEglrlng 1ntsl~i~nue or information where ea@oyment or cS&p nag be obt%lxi%dorwhere the,bu8in*88 of en emploglaentagent 1s 0arrLed on. * * * ." Art&cl* 1524 of the Fan81 Cob oontelas the 8azm d4rititioII8.

These deiinltlons determine the ROtivitie8 reg

### ulatadby **Artioleo** 6208-6221, lnolusiva, supra, end Artie168 1524-1695,inolusive, Bupre, and the question which muat be auswured iswhether the sitnatloa decloribed in your letter 18 oo+ereQ thereby. Clearly, thernratatatas do not %rpr%eely do so; they may **be held**  **to** do 80 only if suoh 1% the neoesaary implication th%refrom.

%a believe itEtunif'eet thet the boo- agunt, 

### or broker, dsfdoribsdin your l%tter, ia not the usual. andwell-reoognized *Employment AgenV and does not

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**maintain** the usual and well-reoognized *iWplo~%nt errice". Or-dlnarilp an employment agent deal6 with applicants for fobs in the 6%n8% of regulsr %m~~loyment by an employer, under which a **regular** w%ge 

### or salary is paid, cweting the typioal 

### re1atiouahl.p of master-servant, %~~ploy%r-%mploy%%,ae diatinguirrbed from an *engagemenV of **short duration**  for a perromance, or a 8?.ar,or aur%sfAlng match, with the 001ppenaation 

### payable not ona selerr orwage basla, 

### bat on an engapment or yerronmmee basle.

Reaogniefng this vary real dletinction, we must decide if these stirtuteswere intended to r%@.at% the booking agent, or broket, %Egag%d,'only, in assisting the promoters **deeiring** the **wrertlere for**  a performeno% upon a particular night in securing euoh wr%stl%ro aud thewreletlersthannmarelre6 in making Oontpct',wi& the **pxomotorll** f.utke

### manor dascribad.

R.-s **In Seation**  **6 Or**  **the AOt**  **(Acts** 1923, 33th Lea;.,

., p. 79; Art. 1587, P.C.) one of the regulatioar lmpo~ed read6 au iollowsa

* * + + SW& employlnsntagent shall alao enter and keep in awell-bound book the mm% 

### andaddreeaor *very 

### person, rm, oorporatlon or aesoolation of peraom. who shallmice ap**plioatlon to**  **hlm** r0r **aasistanoe in**  

### wouring eniployeertogether withthe number and kin& or SIU~~O~W~S **desired,** the amount 0r **wages** Or salary to **be** .paid and the place wh%r% such emPl p t k, d th **date** oi th pl~ca~8io~~naor~~-re~~ired~a (mq~hasi~ airsI This tenntnology definitely 

### tadloates that the Legislature cont%mpl.oted~th%typioal relatlonehip or %mployer-employ%%, wher% 

### regular work is eeOu?ad, and mgulularwagas 

### or rsale3-y 1% paid. 

### section 10 0r t&e **Aot (AMi.**  **5215,** li%YiMd Ciril Statutes; **Art;** 2689, Penal Code) prior to ita 

### tindment in 1937, else read2

Where a ,fesis charged 

### forobtaining employ-8

Ran. Joe FAneohIk, Commlasloner, page 5

m%nt , such ree in no etsnt shall 

### emteedthe sum or three dollara, which may be oolleatad fro3 the agyllcant only 

### ortar employment has been obtained and acoeptad by thea;?plicant; provldud, hoeover, em#oysmnt agents engaged exa.u3lr-~lyin imovldlng employment ror skill- %d, proressi0ntd OS olerloal positiona may oh&r&a. with thewxltten 

### oonaent or the asplloant, a reg. not to exceed 

### twentyper Cent 0r the rirGt nonth*c salary.* (Zmphaeis ours) hgain we peroelte the presralllhgidea of a Lialnry,a **oontinuous** %zploymnt on amonth tomonth basis. These provisiont3,It maema to ua, denuxmtrak that the Leglslaturs la enaofing thie law did not have In aontemplation the type of booking **agent,** or broker, deoorlbad 5.n

### yourlottar, and wan not undertaking, in these ststutee, to regulate them. Re ere uhwllllhg, in the abseoC% of a olear legisletlve intent that suah was intended, to give to 

### the term mloymmt Agent* and Qnployxaant OrSlce% an all-lrioluaivsnraanlngooverlng all actlrltles where an In~lrl&u~& znaybe a8sIsted in eeourlng any type of employment with oompemation therefor upon any basis.

Tie in~Ivl&utl ahioh you dasorlbe ocouples more **tii@ y6sition**  **of a**  *broker% a8 thut term Is defined by our courts. For example, the court in the case of FXZZ2';-

v. EICZ;OLs,110 S.Y. 206, 208, says: *In Xeyw~ v. Johnson, 68 Pa. 42 fidge Shsr8wood, delirmring the opinion of the oourt said1 *Erok%rs as% persona w:io%ebus5nese it is to brln@ buyer and seller together; they n%ed have nothlrq to do with th8 negotiation or the bargain 'r4 % (t
It is not, hourevar,neoesaary that we d%fln% th% business or the pereon **desoriberl in**  **your l.ott.fm;**  6urric% to 8ay, ~43are oonetrained to the oplnIon that the statutes involve& were enacted to rqulate the typfo%l Gnd well-r%co&z%d em&Aoyment sagant'sbuainesa

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8:ich ~KX~~Usot include that of the booking ageent88 described in pour oommn ioation.

Accordingly, you are reejmctiu1l.yabvieed that it is the opinion of this department thet the person engaged In the activltiee deesoribedis not re

### uired, under izticlee 5200-5221 ir,cluslre, **mpre, an3**  1584-1593, inclueire, eupra Arrtioles to obtain an emp&oymnt agsnoy licenee berore engag ng i 11:#%oh buxslness. **Tru:iti ng**  **that iiquiry,**  **we remain** 

ZGSrob tie here adequately enemared your

Your6 very truly