Wisconsin employment agent bonds.
$100 flat.
Wisconsin requires a licensed employment agent to file a $5,000 surety bond with the Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division, under Wis. Stat. 105.06. Ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Wisconsin employment agent bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Employment agent license bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this often issue right after purchase.
File with the DWD
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your DWD Equal Rights Division license application, license fee, and form. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Wisconsin licenses employment agents — people, partnerships, and corporations that operate employment agencies — through the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Equal Rights Division, under Wis. Stat. ch. 105. The license application must be accompanied by a $5,000 surety bond and the license fee before DWD will process it.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee standing behind the agency's compliance with the employment-agent law — including how it handles fees and treats job seekers. If the agency violates that law and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. Agencies that follow the fee and disclosure rules treat the bond as a license formality — we track it and notify you ahead of expiration so your DWD license stays valid.
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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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 the DWD. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your DWD Equal Rights Division license application, license fee, and form. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.