Is that your final answer? — Polygraph law put to the test in Eleventh Circuit case

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Abstract: When may an employer legally request that a staff member undergo a polygraph examination? After a bank discovered that money had gone amiss, surveillance video and employee testimony did not discover that a particular manager had stolen the money, but that he had violated security policies. After he refused to take a polygraph test, he was fired. This article looks at the court’s decision, which highlights the four conditions employers must meet before they may lawfully request that their employees take a polygraph test. Citation: Cummings v. Washington Mutual, No. 10-10706, Aug. 22, 2011 (11th Cir.)