The Employee Polygraph Protection Act Makes It Illegal for an Employer

question 43

True/False

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act makes it illegal for an employer to require a prospective employee to take a lie detector test.

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Definitions:

Incentive Compensation

A performance-based payment system where rewards are offered to employees for meeting certain targets or achievements.

Merit Pay

A compensation strategy that rewards employees based on their performance and achievements, as opposed to seniority or hours worked.

Sales Commission

is a compensation method used in sales, where employees earn a percentage of the revenue they generate, incentivizing higher sales performance.

Merit-Pay Plan

A Merit-Pay Plan is a compensation strategy that rewards employees based on their performance and achievements, often used to incentivize higher productivity.