United States. Sectoral privacy. Act
EPPAEmployee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. § 2001 et seq.)
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Source read: Wikipedia stub only. Penalties and DOL enforcement details not confirmed, so max_penalty is empty. In force date: LII note (Pub. L. 100-347 s.11) says the Act becomes effective 6 months after enactment (27 Jun 1988), which is calculated as 27 Dec 1988. The rest of the sentence was truncated in the fetched page; check if exactness matters.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Generally prevents most private employers from requiring or requesting lie detector tests of applicants or employees, or retaliating against those who refuse. Exemptions cover certain security firms and pharmaceutical businesses. It does not cover federal, state or local government employers.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Employment-specific; the DOL page cited in the source describes enforcement but its details were not read.
- SaaS relevance
Minimal.
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- None
- DPO
- No
- Cross-border transfers
- None
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Pub. L. 100-347 signed 27 Jun 1988.
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text law.cornell.edu
- Authority
- US Department of Labor
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- United States
- Also applies in
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- US Virgin Islands
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Source read: Wikipedia stub only. Penalties and DOL enforcement details not confirmed, so max_penalty is empty. In force date: LII note (Pub. L. 100-347 s.11) says the Act becomes effective 6 months after enactment (27 Jun 1988), which is calculated as 27 Dec 1988. The rest of the sentence was truncated in the fetched page; check if exactness matters.