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| The law protects the rights of various employees, | | | | Another thing to consider is that the |
| whatever industry they may be. If the employer | | | | pre-employment medical exam should always be |
| already handles fifteen and above number of | | | | in relation to the job requirement being applied for. |
| employees, then it is already covered by the | | | | Asking a person lift 80 pounds will not indicate |
| federal law when it comes to disability | | | | that she will become a good receptionist. You can |
| discrimination. This indicates that the employer | | | | ask this for a parcel delivery job but for a |
| cannot anymore require job applicants to undergo | | | | receptionist, it is unnecessary. |
| physical, medical and even drug tests. | | | | The result of the pre-employment physical should |
| If you want to make sure that you get healthy | | | | not be considered as a public document. In fact it |
| and drug free employees, you first have to offer | | | | should be treated with great confidentiality. The |
| the job applicant the position before you require | | | | file should be separated from the regular file of |
| him or her to take the necessary medical | | | | the office personnel. It should only be accessible |
| examinations. This protects the right of the | | | | by medical practitioners including the company's |
| applicants. They cannot be rejected a job position | | | | doctor and the employee's personal physician. |
| just because they have allergies or medical | | | | If you want to know more about |
| history of some disease. A healthy individual and a | | | | pre-employment medical exam, there are |
| person with medical history, putting all things equal, | | | | websites that can help you. Healthcare sites found |
| can both perform the task at hand, except in | | | | all over the internet provide intensive information |
| some obvious circumstances when physical health | | | | regarding the topic. Consult with your state's law |
| is essential to the job. | | | | if you can require your applicants to undergo the |
| A note to employers: never reject an employee | | | | physical exam or not before you implement it to |
| after finding about his or her medical history. You | | | | avoid lawsuits. |
| can be facing various counts of lawsuits if you are | | | | |