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§ 3-701. Medical questions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-701
§ 3-701. Medical questions
Scope of section
(a) This section does not prohibit a proper medical evaluation by a physician to assess the ability of an applicant to perform a job.
Prohibited activity
(b) An employer may not require an applicant for employment to answer an oral or written question that relates to a physical, psychiatric, or psychological disability, illness, handicap, or treatment unless the disability, illness, handicap, or treatment has a direct, material, and timely relationship to the capacity or fitness of the applicant to perform the job properly.
Rights of applicant
(c) If an employer violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section, an applicant for employment may:
(1) submit to the Commissioner a written complaint; or
(2) bring an action for injunctive relief, damages, or other relief.
Power of commissioner
(d) Whenever the Commissioner determines that this section has been violated, the Commissioner may try to resolve any issue involved in the violation informally by mediation.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 100, § 95A.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-701, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 3-701
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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