West Virginia Code § 21-3-17

Employers not to require payment of fees for medical examination as
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condition of employment; enforcement.
(a) The term "employer," as used in this section, shall mean and include an individual, a
partnership, an association, a corporation, a legal representative, a 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. e
(b) The term "employee" shall mean and include every person who may be permitted,
required or directed by any employer, as defined in subsection (a), in consideration of direct
or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment. u
(c) It shall be unlawful for any employer, as defined in subsection (a) to require any
employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a medical examination as a
condition of employment.
(d) Any employer who violates the provisions of thils section shall be liable to a penalty of not
more than $100 for each and every violation. sIt shall be the duty of the commissioner of
labor to enforce this section.

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