Amazon Faces Liability Over Workstyle Assessment

On Feb. 20, 2026, a federal judge found that an applicant plausibly alleged Amazon’s required “workstyle assessment” amounted to a lie detector test under Massachusetts law. The plaintiff’s June 2025 complaint cited Amazon’s warning about detecting “suspicious test behavior” and alleged he was not given a written opt-out notice. The decision lets the claim proceed and highlights employer compliance risks with state lie-detector rules.