CHAPTER 525

An Act to prohibit employers from charging individuals a fee for medical
examination as a condition of employment. 1H ’
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Approved April 2, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. It shall be unlawful for any employer, as defined in § 2 of
this act, 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.

§ 2. The term “employer” as used in this act shall mean and include
an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a legal repre-
sentative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier
by rail, motor, water, air, or express company, doing business in or
operating within the State.

§ 3. The term “employee” shall mean and include every person who
may be permitted, required or directed by any employer, as defined in
§ 2 of this act, in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to
engage in any employment.

Any employer who violates the provisions of this act shall be
hable to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each and every
violation.