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any employers rely on hiring assessments to gauge fit. But what if those tools are viewed as unlawful lie detector tests? A recent Massachusetts ruling should give you pause before you rely on a “workstyle” asse
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ment. TL;DR: A Massachusetts federal court denied a motion to dismiss and allowed a putative class action to proceed, holding that a “workstyle” hiring assessment plausibly fits the state’s Lie Detector Statute (Mass. Gen. Laws
