Polygraphs

Issue: Polygraph Testing in the Workplace - Vermont Polygraph Protection Act

Vermont law prohibits employers from requesting or requiring as a condition of employment, promotion or change in status of employment, or as a privilege or benefit of employment, that an employee or applicant to submit to a polygraph examination.

There are some limited exceptions contained in the law. They are:

• law enforcement officers;
• employers whose primary business is wholesale or retail precious metals of gems;
• employers whose business includes the manufacture or retail of regulated drugs applying only to those employees who come into contact with the regulated drugs;
• employer authorized or required under federal law or regulation.

How do I:

• File a polygraph testing complaint against a private employer?
• Learn more about the Attorney General's Civil Rights Unit Investigative Process?

Law

Polygraph Protection Act, 21 V.S.A. §494.