§ 14-357.1. Requiring payment for medical examination, etc., as condition of employment. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑357.1.  Requiring payment for medical examination, etc., as conditionof employment.

(a)        It shall beunlawful for any employer, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, torequire any applicant for employment, as defined in subsection (c), to pay thecost of a medical examination or the cost of furnishing any records required bythe employer as a condition of the initial act of hiring.

(b)        The term"employer" as used in this section shall mean and include anindividual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a legalrepresentative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any commoncarrier by rail, motor, water, air, or express company, doing business in oroperating within the State.

Provided that this sectionshall not apply to any employer as defined in this subsection who employs lessthan 25 employees.

(c)        The term"applicant for employment" shall mean and include any person whoseeks to be permitted, required or directed by any employer, as defined insubsection (b) hereof, in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit,to engage in employment.

(d)        Any employer whoviolates the provisions of this section shall  be liable to a fine of not morethan one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each and every violation. It shall bethe duty of the Commissioner of Labor to enforce this section. (1951,c. 1094.)