Information about employees that is gathered through such technologies as polygraphs, drug-testing, surveillance, psychological tests, or electronic monitoring may sometimes have to include information that is not ordinarily job-relevant and legitimately knowable by the employer if the employer thinks the overall good of the business might someday require it.

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Employers are generally restricted to collecting information that is directly relevant to the job and the performance of the employee. Gathering information that is not job-relevant, even if thought to be for the overall good of the business, can violate privacy rights and laws regulating employment practices.

Information About Employees That Is Gathered Through Such Technologies as Polygraphs