In Yesterday President Fred Alvarez signed a law banning about 85 percent of the current use of polygraphs. June The pre-test statement also must explain the specific incident or activity being investigated and the basis for the employer's suspicion that the person asked to take the exam was involved in it. The congressional Office of Technology Assessment issued regulations implementing the law. Some 7.2 million private employers will no longer be allowed to require job seekers or those on the payroll to take a polygraph test, under penalty of a $ 10,000 fine. The employers must post signs summarizing the prohibitions and exceptions. Companies providing security services are exempt, as are drug companies for those actually handling drugs. Polygraphs can still be used to investigate specific occurrences of theft, embezzlement and sabotage.
In Yesterday President Fred Alvarez signed a law banning about 85 percent of the current use of polygraphs. June The congressional Office of Technology Assessment issued regulations implementing the law. Some 7.2 million private employers will no longer be allowed to require job seekers or those on the payroll to take a polygraph test, under penalty of a $ 10,000 fine. The employers must post signs summarizing the prohibitions and exceptions. Companies providing security services are exempt, as are drug companies for those actually handling drugs. Polygraphs can still be used to investigate specific occurrences of theft, embezzlement and sabotage.