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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 09.33.01.05" title_num="09" subtitle_num="33" chapter_num="01" heading="Job Placement.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Job Order.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An employer may place a job order with Job Service. A job order is a single request for referral of one or more applicants to fill one or more job openings in a single occupational classification. The job order shall provide sufficient information to describe the job.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pursuant to 20 CFR §652.8(j) and COMAR 01.01.1988.05, Job Service shall fill all job orders on a nondiscriminatory basis, and shall decline any job order carrying a specification or limitation as to political or religious opinion or affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, or national origin, or as to sex or age, unless sex or age constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification, or as to the physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pursuant to 20 CFR §652.8(j), Job Service shall accept and attempt to accommodate employers' valid affirmative action requests in job orders by referring a significant number of qualified applicants from the target groups.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Applicant. An individual may become a Job Service applicant by applying to Job Service.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Job Referral.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Job Service staff shall review the applicant's completed application to assess the applicant's qualifications.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>When appropriate, Job Service shall attempt to match the applicant's qualification with the specifications set forth in a job order or otherwise attempt to develop a job opportunity for the applicant.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Job Service may refer one or more applicants to an employer in response to a job order.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If an applicant fails to appear for three scheduled appointments with employers within a 12-month period, Job Service may refuse to refer the applicant for 1 year following the third missed appointment.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Applicants exhibiting disruptive behavior at a public employment office on a given day may not be referred to an employer that day.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>No Guarantees. Neither the United States Department of Labor nor the Maryland Department of Labor guarantees the truthfulness or accuracy of information obtained from employers or applicants.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>