Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Texas State Employees Union
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 19, 1986No. 14460PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (the “agency”) enacted regulations providing that its employees, under certain conditions, may be required to submit to a polygraph examination in the course of an agency investigation of alleged employee misconduct.1 Tex. Civ.Prac. & Remedies Code, chpt. 37 (1986). An employee’s refusal to do so may have adverse employment consequences as set out in the regulations. In a suit by the Texas State Employees Union and ten agency employees (the “appellees”), the trial court declared the regulations invalid and enjoined…
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