In June President Reagan signed a law banning about 85 percent of the current use of polygraphs . Yesterday the Labor Department issued regulations implementing the law . About seven million private employers will no longer be able to require job seekers or those on the payroll to undergo a polygraph test , under penalty of a $ 10,000 fine . The employers must display 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 fraud .
In June President Reagan signed a law banning about 85 percent of the current use of polygraphs. Yesterday the Labor Department issued regulations implementing the law. About seven 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.