Oregon Statutes 659A.306 – Requiring employee to pay for medical examination as condition of continued employment prohibited; exceptions
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(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for any employer to require an employee, as a condition of continuation of employment, to pay the cost of any medical examination or the cost of furnishing any health certificate.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 659A.306
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Employer: means any person who in this state, directly or through an agent, engages or uses the personal service of one or more employees, reserving the right to control the means by which such service is or will be performed. See Oregon Statutes 659A.001
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Unlawful employment practice: includes a practice that is specifically denominated in another statute of this state as an unlawful employment practice and that is specifically made subject to enforcement under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 659A.001
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require the payment of medical examination or health certificate costs:
(a) From health and welfare fringe benefit moneys contributed entirely by the employer; or
(b) By the employee if the medical examination or health certificate is required pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, state or federal statute or city or county ordinance. [Formerly 659.330]
(Miscellaneous Provisions)