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such agent or employe, provided the employer had actual or

constructive knowledge of the work (except as provided in subsection

(l)(3)(G) of this section).

(2.1) An individual or entity that transfers some or all of its work force to the

payroll of another individual or entity, directly or indirectly, as part of

or resulting in an arrangement whereby the individual or entity shares

employer functions with respect to some or all of its work force with

the other individual or entity shall be the employer of the employe or

employes covered by the arrangement with the other individual or

entity. This paragraph shall include, without limitation, an arrangement

known as a professional employer arrangement or employe leasing

arrangement. This paragraph does not include a temporary help

arrangement in which an individual or entity utilizes one or more

workers supplied by another individual or entity to supplement its

work force in special, temporary work situations such as absences,

skill shortages, seasonal work loads and special assignments.

(3) Where an employer maintains more than one place of employment

within this Commonwealth, all of the employes at the several places

of employment shall be treated, for the purposes of this act, as if

employed by a single employer.

(4) Any individual, copartnership, association, corporation or other

entity who or which is not subject to this act may elect to become

subject thereto by filing with the department his or its written

application.

(5) An employer subject to this act may elect to include within the term

“employment,” subject to this act, services performed by his or its

employes with respect to which no contributions are required and

paid under an unemployment compensation law of any other state,

(a) if the employe or employes, included in such election, maintain

a domicile within this Commonwealth and the services of such

employe or employes, are performed entirely without this

Commonwealth, or (b) if the employe or employes included in the

election maintains no domicile within this Commonwealth but the

services of such employe or employes are (A) performed without

this Commonwealth and (B) are directed from this Commonwealth.

(6) An employer, subject to this act, may elect to include within the term

“employment,” subject to this act, services performed by his or its