Both federal and Alaska law govern an employer’s use of lie detector (polygraph) tests. The federal law specifically permits a more restrictive state law. 29 USC § 2009. Alaska does have a polygraph law, and one that, in fact, offers more protection to employees than does the federal law.
The federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) bars private sector […]
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