California law prohibits a private sector employer from requiring an applicant or employee to take a polygraph test as a ...

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring ...

A polygraph is a sweat-inducing made-for-TV spectacle that even the government considers to have dubious results (there is a reason polygraph findings aren’t admissible in court). But individuals in ...

The polygraph or lie detector test has been in use for over 100 years. It has been heralded as a technological marvel that allows investigators to accurately determine when someone is lying and when ...

WASHINGTON – The federal government should not rely on polygraph examinations for screening prospective or current employees to identify spies or other national-security risks because the test results ...

(NEXSTAR) — A recent polygraph test taken in Orange County, more specifically, on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” has brought the validity of polygraphs — also called “lie detector ...

Polygraph test results are also generally inadmissible in federal courts and in most state courts because of doubts about their reliability. Statements or admissions made by test subjects during a ...