New York employment agency bonds.
From $100.
The license bond New York requires of every employment agency under General Business Law §177. The standard $5,000 bond starts from $100, most applications issue instantly, and it is ready to file with your licensing agency the same day you apply.
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How much does a New York employment agency bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
The employment agency bond is instant-issue — there is no underwriting queue to wait in. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details and the bond amount your licensing agency requires — usually $5,000 — are the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $50,000. Higher penal sums may get a quick review.
File with your licensing agency
Submit the executed bond with your license application or renewal — to the NYS Department of Labor, or to NYC DCWP if your agency is in the five boroughs. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the employment agency bond actually covers
New York licenses employment agencies under General Business Law Article 11 (§§170–194). Before a license is issued, §177 requires the agency to file a $5,000 surety bond approved by the commissioner. The bond guarantees the agency complies with Article 11 — including its limits on fees and its duty to refund fees owed to applicants and employers.
The standard penal sum is $5,000. In New York City the license and bond run through the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which sets a $10,000 bond for agencies that recruit domestic or household workers from outside the United States or that operate as modeling or theatrical agencies — all other NYC agencies post $5,000.
Because the bond is small and statutory, it is instant-issue for most applicants: no financial statements, no underwriter queue. From $60,000, the check is a soft pull that never affects your score. You apply, pay, and file the executed bond with your licensing agency the same day.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your licensing agency. Submit the executed bond with your license application or renewal — to the NYS Department of Labor, or to NYC DCWP if your agency is in the five boroughs. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your licensing agency requires — the standard $5,000 bond is generated instantly, ready to file the same day.
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Employment agency bond, issued today.
Instant issue for most, from $100 for the standard $5,000 bond. File with your licensing agency the same day.