2011 Code of Virginia
Title 40.1 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT.
Chapter 3 Protection of Employees (40.1-22 thru 40.1-51.4:5)
40.1-28 Unlawful to require payment for medical examination as condition of employment
40.1-28. Unlawful to require payment for medical examination as condition of employment.
It shall be unlawful for any employer to require any employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a medical examination or the cost of furnishing any medical records required by the employer as a condition of employment.
Any employer who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each violation. A penalty determination by the Commissioner shall be final, unless within fifteen days after receipt of such notice the person charged with the violation notifies the Commissioner by certified mail that he intends to contest the proposed penalty before the appropriate general district court.
Civil penalties owed under this section shall be paid to the Commissioner for deposit into the general fund of the Treasury of the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall prescribe procedures for the payment of proposed penalties which are not contested by employers.
(Code 1950, 40-22.1; 1952, c. 525; 1962, c. 66; 1970, c. 321; 1973, c. 425; 1982, c. 84.)
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