If my employee cut her finger and got blood on customer, can I force an employee to get an aids test?
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If my employee cut her finger and got blood on customer, can I force an employee to get an aids test?
Asked on June 13, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
IF there had been an employment agreement in place *ahead of* time, requiring employees to get certain blood tests (e.g. an AIDS or HIV test) if the got blood on a customer, then yes, you may do this--the agreement would be enforceable. But without a pre-existing agreement, you cannot require the employee to do this. On the other hand, though, nothing stops you from making it "worth the employee's while" to do so. For example, you could offer to pay for the cost of the tip and give her an extra $50, or some time off, or etc. in order to induce her to do this. If you and she work out anything voluntarily, that would then become the basis for an enforceable agreement.
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