DETECTIVE OR PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES
This classification applies to private investigators or detectives who are retained by clients to conduct investigations of matters, including but not limited to individuals'; backgrounds, personal or business disputes, theft, embezzlement and fraud. These operations involve surveillance of persons without their knowledge.
This classification also applies to asset repossession or airport baggage inspection on a contract basis.
Insurance claims investigation shall be separately classified as 8720(1), Inspection for Insurance, Safety or Valuation Purposes.
Employees who solely conduct investigations by researching documents or conducting interviews at locations away from the employer's premises shall be classified as 8742, Salespersons — Outside, subject to the Standard Exceptions rule. See Part 3, Section III, Rule 4, Standard Exceptions.
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Phraseology: Footnote: This classification applies to private investigators or detectives who are retained by clients to conduct investigations of matters, including but not limited to individuals' backgrounds, personal and business disputes, theft, embezzlement and fraud. These operations involve surveillance of persons without their knowledge. This classification also applies to employers engaged on a contract basis in asset repossession or airport baggage inspection. Employees who solely conduct investigations by researching documents and conducting interviews at locations away from the employer's premises shall be classified as 8742, Salespersons — Outside, subject to the Standard Exceptions rule. See Part 3, Section III, Rule 4, Standard Exceptions.
Insurance claims investigation shall be classified as 8720(1), Inspection for Insurance, Safety or Valuation Purposes. This classification also applies to employers engaged on a contract basis in asset repossession or airport baggage inspection. Employees who solely conduct investigations by researching documents and conducting interviews at locations away from the employer's premises shall be classified as 8742(1), Salespersons — Outside.
Insurance claims investigation shall be classified as 8720(1), Inspection for Insurance, Safety or Valuation Purposes. | 9/1/2021 |
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