Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) - Maryland

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Polygraph protection

Polygraph protection provisions apply to employees and prospective employees in the private-sector and in state and local governments. Employers may not require as a condition of employment or continued employment that an applicant or employee take a polygraph examination. These rules have exceptions for law enforcement agencies screening candidates for employment. Each employment application must show, in bold-faced upper case type, the following notice: "Under Maryland law, an employer may not require or demand, as a condition of employment, prospective employment, or continued employment, that an individual submit to or take a lie detector or similar test. An employer who violates this law is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $100."

Polygraph examiners

Maryland does not have state-level polygraph examiner requirements. Examiners must meet the federal requirements at 29 CFR 801.26.

State

Contact

Maryland Division of Labor and Industry, Employment Standards Service

Regulations

Polygraph protection

Title 3, Section 3-702 of the Maryland Code

Polygraph examiners

None.

Federal

Contacts

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Regulations

29 CFR Part 801 §§801.1 – 801.75