Under Federal Law, Employers May Use a Lie Detector Test

question 17

True/False

Under federal law, employers may use a lie detector test if it is part of an ongoing investigation of economic loss to its business.

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Definitions:

Descending Plate

A section of the earth's crust that moves downward into the mantle beneath another plate, often responsible for volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Eruptions

Violent expulsions of materials from a volcano or geothermal vent, including lava, ash, and gases.

Accretionary Prism

A prism- or wedge-shaped, structurally complex zone of faults, folds, and mostly metamorphosed rocks that form along the upper parts of a subduction zone; material derived from sediment contributed by adjacent volcanoes or a continent, along with oceanic crust scraped off the downgoing slab.

Oceanic Trench

Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor, often associated with subduction zones where one tectonic plate is diving beneath another.