Bill 214 — Second Session, 20Th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 214 An Act To Amend the Employment Standards Act Dr. Buck (Legislature 20, Session 2)

L20 S2 3580

Alberta — Bills

1984 BILL 214 Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 214

AN ACT TO AMEND THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT DR. BUCK First Reading Second Reading Conmiittee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

BiU 214 Dr. Buck BILL 214 1984

AN ACT TO AMEND THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT (Assented to , 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Employment Standards Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1 is ameruied by adding the following after clause (i): (i.l) "lie detector test" means an analysis, examination, interrogation or test taken or performed by means of or in conjunction with a mechanical, electrical, electromagnetic, electronic or other device for the purpose of assessing whether a person is telling the tmth; 3 The following is added after

section 13: 13.1(1) No person shall, directiy or indirectiy, require, request or influence an employee to take or submit to a he detector test relating to an investigation of matters govemed by this Act.

(2) Where an employee has taken a lie detector test, vol untarily, no person shall conmiunicate or disclose to his employer or to a potential employer that the employee has taken a lie detector test, or conununicate or disclose to the employer or potential employer the results of a lie detector test.

(3) Nothing in this

section shall be constraed as limiting any civil remedy the employee may have against any person who contravenes this Act.

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter E-10.1 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Adds new definition. 3 New

section forbids compulsory lie detector tests and preserves confidentiality for an employee who takes a test voluntarily.

4 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

4 Coming into force. Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 214,

An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S2 3580
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L20 S2 3580
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6cda11c8c036c6b38b62175646c62f8a409e1fd7

Source file is stored in the law ingest library (json).