Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) - Oregon

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 takes a polygraph examination.

Polygraph examiners

Polygraph examiners need to be licensed by the Oregon Board of Public Safety Standards and Training. The qualifications for obtaining a license include that the person must be at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, provide criminal history information and fingerprints, have met certain education and work experience requirements, have passed an approved course of formal instruction, and have passed a written examination administered by the Department.

State

Contacts

Polygraph protection

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Wage and Hour Division

Polygraph examiners

Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training

Regulations

Polygraph protection

Chapter 659, Section 659.840 of the Oregon Revised Statutes
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.html

Polygraph examiners

Chapter 703, Section 703.010, et seq., of the Oregon Revised Statutes
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors703.html

Federal

Contacts

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

Regulations

29 CFR Part 801 §§801.1 – 801.75