The State of Pre-Employment Physical Exams

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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 employerpre-employment medical exam should always be
already handles fifteen and above number ofin relation to the job requirement being applied for.
employees, then it is already covered by theAsking a person lift 80 pounds will not indicate
federal law when it comes to disabilitythat she will become a good receptionist. You can
discrimination. This indicates that the employerask this for a parcel delivery job but for a
cannot anymore require job applicants to undergoreceptionist, 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 healthynot be considered as a public document. In fact it
and drug free employees, you first have to offershould be treated with great confidentiality. The
the job applicant the position before you requirefile should be separated from the regular file of
him or her to take the necessary medicalthe office personnel. It should only be accessible
examinations. This protects the right of theby medical practitioners including the company's
applicants. They cannot be rejected a job positiondoctor and the employee's personal physician.
just because they have allergies or medicalIf you want to know more about
history of some disease. A healthy individual and apre-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 inall over the internet provide intensive information
some obvious circumstances when physical healthregarding 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 employeephysical exam or not before you implement it to
after finding about his or her medical history. Youavoid lawsuits.
can be facing various counts of lawsuits if you are