New Jersey Statutes 34:15-35.13. Liability for hearing loss; previous hearing loss; audiometric testing
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:15-35.13
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b. An employer may require an employee to undergo audiometric testing at the expense of the employer at the time of termination of employment. The employer shall be required to notify the employee, in writing, of this requirement and the penalty, as provided herein, for noncompliance with such requirement at or before the employee’s termination date. In the event of refusal or failure by the employee to undergo audiometric testing within 60 days after receipt of written notice of the scheduling of such test by the employer, the employee shall be penalized by losing any right to compensation as granted by this act, unless such failure is due to a legitimate reason as determined by the division.
c. Any employee who undergoes audiometric testing at the direction of an employer may request, within 2 weeks of such testing, a copy and brief explanation of the results which shall be provided to him within 2 weeks of said request.
d. For purposes of verifying the degree of hearing loss for awarding compensation, an employee may introduce audiometric test results obtained within 30 days after employer testing at his own expense from any individual approved for performing hearing tests pursuant to section 7.
L.1979, c. 285, s. 4.