CVS Applicant Agrees to Settle AI-Aided Lie Detector Test Suit

CVS Health Corp. has reached an individualized settlement with a job applicant who alleged the pharmacy chain broke Massachusetts law by subjecting him to a lie detector test through AI-aided video-interview technology.

Massachusetts prohibits employers from subjecting workers or applicants to a lie detector test as a condition of employment, Judge Patti B. Saris, of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, previously explained. Brendan Baker said in a proposed class action that CVS uses HireVue to ask applicants about their integrity, and later uploads the responses to third-party platform Affectiva to analyze their facial expressions. Baker also ...