Employment Firm Sold Lists of Non-Existent Jobs, Suit Alleges
The state sued a job listing company, its owner and four employees Friday, alleging that the firm is charging mostly poor, Latino job seekers $45 for a list of openings that did not exist, are already filled or do not match their skills.
Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs issued a temporary restraining order requiring Gettajob Inc., which conducts business as Super Jobs Personnel Service of Los Angeles, to get written or oral authorization from employers before listing a job.
The court order also requires Super Jobs to allow representatives of the state Bureau of Personnel Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs to inspect the company’s records.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Sande Pond said the state has received more than 400 complaints against Super Jobs from employers and job seekers since an investigation began in January of last year.
No one from Super Jobs could be reached for comment on the lawsuit.
The judge will consider whether to close the firm at a March 6 hearing.
The lawsuit alleges that Super Jobs has engaged in false and misleading advertising, accepted fees from applicants for jobs without having a job order, as required by law, has referred job seekers to jobs that did not exist or were listed without employer permission.
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