Professor Richard M. Alderman, Associate Dean at the University of Houston Law Center, who is known to many as "The People's Lawyer", answers your most common questions. If you have a question pertaining to the law in Texas, please e-mail Richard at peopleslawyer@www.law.uh.edu. This page answers your questions on Employee Rights

Banking
Bankruptcy
Contracts
Credit Cards
Debt Collection
Divorce
Fraud
Liens
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Medical Leave
Miscellaneous
Property Rights
Taxes
Wage Garnishment
Wills/Probate etc.

Q. I work for a small company that has started a new policy. They want all the employees to take a lie detector test. Is this legal?

A. Probably not. Generally, a private employer does not have the right to require employees, or prospective employees, to take a lie detector test.

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