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[Music] let's take a look at polygraphs from an employment law perspective the employee polygraph Protection Act or EPP a prohibits most pre-employment polygraph exams by private sector employers however polygraphs can be used for ongoing investigations of theft embezzlement sabotage and related activities that result in economic loss or injury to an employer's business individuals can be asked to submit to polygraphs in connection with such investigations only if they've had access to the property involved in the investigation and the employer has a reasonable suspicion of their involvement they also must be given written information regarding the specific incident or activity being investigated in the basis for selecting particular employees for the testing reasonable suspicion must be based on evidence that goes beyond the mere fact of access or proximity even for investigatory purposes submissions to a polygraph exam cannot be required or made a condition of employment or refusal to submit cannot be the basis for discipline or discharge procedures include employees must not be asked questions designed to degrade or needlessly intrude employees must not be asked questions concerning religious racial political sexual or other beliefs employees must be able to review all questions ahead of time employees must be informed about the observational or recording devices that are being used employees must have the right to terminate a polygraph at any time employees must not be tested if they have a documentation that a physical or mental condition might cause abnormal responses employees have the right to a written copy of any opinion or conclusion based on the test [Music] you