The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 Prohibits Most Private

question 26

Multiple Choice

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 prohibits most private employers from doing all of the following except

• A)requiring or causing employees or job applicants to take lie-detector tests.
• B)using,accepting,or referring to,or asking about the results of lie-detector tests taken by employees or applicants.
• C)taking or threatening negative employment-related action against employees or applicants based on results of lie-detector tests.
• D)using lie-detector tests to investigate losses due to theft.

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