b'results, which means the employee has to be hooked up to a machine. In the eyes of the law, Bob will also be unsuccessful. Employers cannot wire around the test this way.Paper tests: Monolithic, Inc. skips polygraph tests and goes straighttoapencilandpaperhonestytestdevisedbya psychologist. A prospective employee refuses to take the test and then sues under the EPPA. The employee is out of luck.The EPPA is only applicable to tests administered by mechanical or electronic means. Many paranoid employers have, in fact, switched to this type of test and claim that the results are better than a polygraph examination.What Should I Do:Good: Post the required notice required under the EPPA and contact your employment lawyer if you meet an exception and ever really want to take a polygraph examination of an employee.Better: Post notice and use a pencil and paper honesty test as an alternative to a polygraph. Unless you are in one of the businesses where polygraphs are regularly accepted, the risks of trying to use a polygraph are too high.Best: Good and Better get it done this month. There is no best.86'