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Is Your Hiring Assessment a Lie Detector in Disguise? It Could Be a Class Action Time Bomb⏰💣

A Massachusetts federal court denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that a pre‑hire "Workstyle Assessment" functions as an unlawful lie detector. The assessment asked candidates to rate statements on planning, persistence, reliability and emotional awareness, and the employer claimed it could detect deceptive or fabricated responses. The court held that, at the pleading stage, these allegations plausibly fit the state’s broad Lie Detector Statute, which covers any written test used to verify honesty. The case now proceeds, signaling heightened legal risk for similar hiring tools.