Can I require prospective employees to take other types of pre-employment testing such as drug testing, medical examinations, vision exams, etc?
A. Yes, but unless you are hiring security guards, you cannot deduct the cost for this from the employee’s pay or require the employee or prospective employee to pay for the cost of such drug testing, medical examinations, visual exams, etc. The 2004 Security Officer Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 45:19A-1 et seq.) allows applicants for security guard jobs to be responsible for the payment of any registration costs with the State Police, which includes drug testing, fingerprinting, criminal background checks, etc.
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