Pennsylvania Act 1961-225 — EMPLOYER TO PAY EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION FEE

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EMPLOYER TO PAY EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION FEE
                 Act of Jun. 19, 1961, P.L. 453, No. 225              Cl. 43
                                  AN ACT

     Requiring employers to pay for medical examination fee where
        such examination is a condition for employment, and providing
        a penalty.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  As used in this act--
        (1)  "Employer" means an individual, partnership, association
     or corporation, a legal representative, trustee, receiver,
     trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier by rail, motor,
     water, air or express company, doing business in or operating
     within the Commonwealth.
        (2)  "Employe" includes every person who may be permitted,
     required or directed by any employer, as defined in section 2,
     in consideration of direct or indirect, gain or profit, to
     engage in any employment.
        Section 2.  It shall be unlawful for any employer to require
     any employe 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,
     if the applicant or employe works for the employer for one work
     week: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply
     where medical examination is required by law as a condition of
     employment.
        Section 3.  Any employer violating the provisions of this act
     shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction
     thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than ten
     dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). It shall
     be the duty of the Department of Labor and Industry to enforce
     the provisions of this act.
        Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.