Michigan Compiled Laws Act 44 Of 1982 Polygraph Protection Act Of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209)

AN ACT to prohibit employers and employment agencies from requiring polygraph examinations of employees and applicants for employment; to prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against employees and applicants for employment because they refuse or decline to take a polygraph examination; to provide that an employer or employment agency shall not take any action against an employee because of an alleged or actual opinion that an employee did not tell the truth during a polygraph examination; to regulate the use of polygraph examinations by employers and employment agencies; to regulate the administration of polygraph examinations to employees and applicants for employment; and to provide remedies and penalties for violations of this act.

History: 1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983

• Section 37.201 Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “polygraph protection act of 1981”. History: 1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
• Section 37.202 Definitions.
  As used in this act: (a) “Employee” means an individual who works for another person for compensation. (b) “Employer” means a person who employs.
• Section 37.203 Employer Or Employment Agency; Prohibited Conduct; Voluntary Request For Examination By Employee; Requirements And Prohibitions.
  (1) Except as provided in this section, an employer or employment agency shall not as a condition of employment, promotion, or change in status.
• Section 37.204 Employer Or Employment Agency; Prohibited Action Against Employee Or Applicant.
  An employer or employment agency shall not take any action against an employee or applicant for employment based upon an alleged or actual opinion.
• Section 37.205 Confidentiality.
  An employer or employment agency shall not share with any other person information which communicates the results or analysis of an employee's or applicant's.
• Section 37.206 Information Obtained From Employee Or Applicant During Examination; Inadmissibility In Criminal Proceeding.
  Any information obtained from an employee or applicant for employment during a polygraph examination shall not be admissible in a criminal proceeding. History: 1982.
• Section 37.207 Action For Injunctive Relief Or Damages; Damages For Injury Or Loss; Attorney's Fees; Damages For Discharge In Violation Of Act.
  (1) A person alleging a violation of this act may bring an action for injunctive relief or damages, or both. (2) For purposes of.
• Section 37.208 Violation; Penalty.
  A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment for.
• Section 37.209 Conditional Effective Date.
  This act shall not take effect unless the following House Bills of the 81st Legislature are enacted into law: (a) House Bill No. 4403.

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