I just got the nicest phone call.......... :innocent:
It seems that major (really huge) international company just required a whole load of their local retail managers and employees to take a polygraph test as part of an internal investigation into some minor incidents of theft. Dumb. Really Dumb.
That's a big NO-NO in Massachusetts. :sneaky2:
"..................... It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.”
(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars nor less than three hundred dollars. Second and subsequent violations of any provision of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than fifteen hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
In the case of a corporation, the responsible individual shall be the president, chief operating officer or any managerial or supervisory person who allows or condones such violation.
No waiver of the provisions of this section by an employee or prospective employee shall be a defense to either criminal prosecution or civil liability.
(4) Any person aggrieved by a violation of subsection (2) may institute within three years of such violation and prosecute in his own name and on his own behalf, or for himself and for other similarly situated, a civil action for injunctive relief and any damages thereby incurred, including treble damages for any loss of wages or other benefits. The total awarded damages shall equal or exceed a minimum of five hundred dollars for each such violation. A person so aggrieved and who prevails in such action shall be entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorney fees. :)
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/149-19b.htm
I'll be meeting some of these fine people later on today. :)
