Gary Lee Watson v. Drummond Company, Inc.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

In this set of consolidated appeals, plaintiffs are former or current employees of the Drummond Company, Inc. (“the Company”) and members of the United Mine Workers of America (“the Union”) 1 who were suspected of stealing goods from the Company. They appeal the grant of summary judgment to the Company and the Union concerning alleged violations of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). 29 U.S.C. §§ 2001-2009. 2 We affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs worked in the Company’s coal mine in Shoal Creek, Alabama until they were…