EPPA
CIPP/US glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/US certified)
EPPA - Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; prohibits most private employers from using lie detectors on employees or applicants, enforced by the DOL.
In the CIPP/US body of knowledge, EPPA comes up under Chapter 12: Workplace Privacy.
EPPA in context
- A cluster of federal laws bears on employment privacy: antidiscrimination laws, benefits laws (==HIPAA, COBRA, ERISA, FMLA==), and recordkeeping/data laws (==FCRA, FLSA, OSHA, NLRA, IRCA==), plus the EPPA and electronic-surveillance statutes covered later. (Federal Laws Affecting Employment Privacy)
- The ==Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA)==, enforced by the ==DOL==, bars private employers from using lie detectors on workers or applicants. (Polygraphs and the EPPA)
Where EPPA is covered in the CIPP/US study notes
Related terms
- Lie detector
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