Lie Detector

• Lie detector tests

• 29 CFR 801.4 - Prohibitions on lie detector use.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29: Labor

• Informant Won't Have to Take Lie-Detector Test

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to order a lie-detector test for the FBI informant at the center of a massive public corruption and money laundering investigation that led to charges against 46 people last year. S. District Judge Jose L. Linares rejected the request from the lawyer for Vincent Tabbachino, who is accused of acting as a middleman for Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez in a conspiracy to extort a $10,000 cash bribe from the informant, Solomon Dwek.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 02, 2010

• Using A Lie Detector Test To Settle An FLSA Case? What Will They Think Of Next?

I recently came across an interesting Report and Recommendation from the Middle District involving a very creative proposed FLSA settlement.  The Dist...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Psychologists Call for Strong Testing to Detect Racism in Police; 'a Lie Detector Test Can Determine Racism and That Would Be Very Difficult to Cover.'

A lie detector test can determine racism and that would be very difficult to cover," [Carolyn Murray] said. "People can tell you what they want to tell you, especially if they have a motivation to lie. If you hate a certain group... there are just more ways to determine racism. They (police) use it (lie detector test) for what they want to use it for. It could be used for and around racism. "Some research should be done to understand what may be going on in their minds," [Gislene Mariette] said. "There is a belief that it is acceptable to be abusive towards African Americans. We live in a society where racism still exists. Institutional racism continues in all institutions, including the police department." "The police don't treat all criminals like that," Mariette said. "It's clear h...

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• July 31, 2009

• Using A Lie Detector Test To Settle An FLSA Case? What Will They Think Of Next?

I recently came across an interesting Report and Recommendation from the Middle District involving a very creative proposed FLSA settlement. The Distr...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• 29 USC 2002 - Sec. 2002. Prohibitions on lie detector use

• US Code - Title 29: Labor

• Can I Ask A Potential Employee To Take A Lie Detector Test To Evaluate The Accuracy Of His Or Her Application

Previously published in the Manchester Union Leader, May 2011 This question was answered by Neil Nicholson of the McLane Law Firm Q:  Can I ask ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Damon Flunks Lie Detector Says B-N Man!

Damon flunks lie detector, says B-N man! Pardon the nasty bout of yellow tabloid fever that resulted in the above headline.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• May 29, 2008

• Behind the Scenes at Woomer Trial ; Ntranscript Reveals Nurse Convicted in Boy's Death Declined to Take Lie Detector Test; Had Vials and Syringes Containing Drugs - but Not Morphine - at Her Home.

Staff Writer During a trial, the judge and attorneys are always having private conversations.

• Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era - Saturday Edition
• April 09, 2010

• 4th Circuit Rules Employer Can Be Sued for Using Lie Detector Results

An employee who was fired after taking a lie detector test can sue - he needn't show that the results of the exam were the "sole" factor in his termination, the 4th Circuit has ruled. The plaintiff was employed at a bank. He was fired after he failed two polygraph tests administered by the police and FBI regarding his role in an attempted robbery at the bank.

• Lawyers USA
• December 02, 2008