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Common Law Remedies Of Employees Injured By Employer Use Of Polygraph Testing, Deborah Weimer
Common Law Remedies Of Employees Injured By Employer Use Of Polygraph Testing, Deborah Weimer
University of Richmond Law Review
Defamation and invasion of privacy occur routinely during the administration of polygraph examinations in the workplace. Previously, employers have been shielded from liability for defamation on the grounds that publications in this context are protected by a qualified privilege. Until recently, the general perception was that employees had no substantial expectation of privacy in the workplace.