Tennessee § 62-27-128 - Employer action based on polygraph exam.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-27-128 — Employer action based on polygraph exam., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-27-128. Employer action based on polygraph exam.
No employer may take any personnel action based solely upon the results of a polygraph examination. Acts 1986, ch. 739, § 11. Law Reviews. Revisiting the Tennessee Employment-At-Will Doctrine—What Is the Exception and What Is the Rule? (Frederick J. Lewis, Jeffery A. Jarratt), 19 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 171 (1989).
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Section 62-27-128 ("Employer action based on polygraph exam.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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