Together, the companies saved $2 million because the registration fees the agency charges were cut nearly in half last weekend.

The net should have driven down estage agency charges, but it hasn't.

One step in the right direction would be to have the agency charge higher premiums for corporations that make risky investments.

The service, which would not be necessary under normal circumstances, is included in the $20 fee the agency charges to write an air ticket, he said.

No reputable agency charges for representation, but the agent may recommend steps that will cost money, especially when talent is starting out.

This is because the difference between the rates the agencies charge and the open-market offerings is often minimal.

Currently, the agency charges most companies flat-rate premiums, $19 per covered employee, no matter how risky or safe the assets in the pension fund.

Copying the paper files of just one agency, the Department of State, could cost hundreds of dollars, at the 50 cents a page the agency charges.

Some Malaysian employers reportedly did not pay their foreign domestic workers three to six months' wages in order to recoup recruitment agency charges, making them vulnerable to trafficking.

Penalities in the Poughkeepsie case - in which the Federal agency charges that the city allowed untreated sewage to flow into the Hudson - could amount to $125,000.

Mr. Cutler said "a significant number of brokerage firms" would receive notification this week that they were likely to face agency charges of securities law violations for overcharging customers.