What right does a CA employer have to adminster a personality test and not let the employee see the results?

Question

What right does a CA employer have to adminster a personality test and not let the employee see the results?

Answer 1

It is legal to for employers to give many different types of personality tests just as it is legal to run a credit check on potential employees. Most personality test results would not be understandable by the general public so there wouldn't be any benefit to your seeing the results. Loss prevention (employee theft) and the ability to get along with others are usually the primary concerns of employers.

Answer 2

I don't know but I had to take a personality test for a jewelry company back in the 90's and I didn't think anything of it at the time except that it was stupid and that it was incredibly dumb.  In the early 80's we took polygraphs before working with jewelry, but they were outlawed.  However just found this information:  

>>>Personality Test for Job Promotion Violates Disability Law

By LINDA COADY, ESQ., Andrews Publications Staff Writer

A personality test is actually a mental examination and using it to screen employees for promotions violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a federal appeals court in Chicago.

The court explained that the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is designed to reveal mental illness and, therefore, is subject to restrictions under the ADA....<<<