Topic
Polygraph Tests
62 published works
Herold Gie News
Dismissal: The truth of a failed polygraph
By HGAdmin
Conducting oneself with integrity is of utmost importance in the provision of security services. Transparency and truthfulness are of such cardinal importance in this area of work that employees are…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Was Wrongfully Terminated After Failing Polygraph Test
By Tony Oncidi
McDoniel v. Kavry Mgmt., LLC, 114 Cal. App. 5th 949 (2025) Steven McDoniel was employed by Kavry Management as an “assistant grower” at its licensed marijuana growing facility in Adelanto, California.…
EvidenceProf Blog
Concurring Supreme Court of Wyoming Justice Argues Against Blanket Ban on Admission of Polygraph Results
By Colin Miller
In every state except for New Mexico, polygraph results are generally inadmissible absent a stipulation by the parties that they should be admitted. But, according to a concurring justice of…
China Justice Observer
Is a Polygraph Test Admissible as Evidence in China?
The results of polygraph tests are not admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings, but still remain controversial in civil litigation. In 1999, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) made it…
EvidenceProf Blog
Supreme Court of Alaska Shuts the Door on Comparison Question Technique Polygraph Evidence
By Colin Miller
Polygraph evidence is inadmissible in 49 states (the exception being New Mexico). Therefore, it might surprise you that Alaska courts allowed for the admission of a particular type of polygraph…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Everything you want to know about employee polygraph tests
Lie detector tests, have been all over the news lately. Reports suggest that Donald Trump wants to administer these examinations to the entire White House staff to identify the author…
South Dakota Appellate Reporter
January 11, 2018, Case Summaries
State v. Bertram, 2018 S.D. 4. Bertram was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for life in connection with the shooting death of his fiancée. Bertram, appeals,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable review of Colorado’s recent experiences and concerns with polygraph testing of sex offenders
Main May 14, 2017Notable review of Colorado's recent experiences and concerns with polygraph testing of sex offendersThe Denver Post has this interesting article about the monitoring and testing of sex…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Jersey Supreme Court upholds polygraph exams for sex offenders under supervision
Main May 8, 2017New Jersey Supreme Court upholds polygraph exams for sex offenders under supervisionThe New Jersey Supreme Court today issued a notable opinion rejecting challenges to the use of…
Café con Labor
Para exponerlos al público inmediatamente en su centro de trabajo: posters actualizados de salario mínimo y del uso del polígrafo
View English Version Here El Departamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos (conocido también como “DOL” por “Department of Labor”) recientemente publicó dos posters actualizados: el póster del Salario Federal…