Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

Under the Employee Polygraphy Protection Act (EPPA), employers may not require, request, suggest or cause any employee or applicant to submit to a “lie detector” test, nor may they discharge, discipline or discriminate against any employee or job applicant for refusing to take such a test, for “failing” such a test, or for filing a complaint or exercising any other rights conferred by the legislation. The EPPA also requires employers to post a notice informing employees of the Act”s provisions in a conspicuous place at the work site.