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Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988<\/h1>\n
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The Department of Labor administers and enforces the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (the Act) through the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration. The Act generally prevents employers engaged in interstate commerce from using lie detector tests either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain exemptions. The Act, signed by the President on June 27, 1988, became effective on December 27, 1988.<\/p>\n

Under the Act, the Secretary of Labor is directed to distribute a notice of the Act’s protections, to issue rules and regulations, and to enforce the provisions of the Act. The Act empowers the Secretary of Labor to bring injunctive actions in U.S. district courts to restrain violations, and to assess civil money penalties up to $10,000 against employers who violate any<\/u> provision of the Act. Employers are required to post notices summarizing the protections of the Act in their places of work.<\/p>\n

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