I have worked for my employer for 16 years no write up great work habits this month out of no where I was falsely accused of things i didn't do so my employer decided to push me to 3rd shift which I can not do since I am not at this location they are slan

The long answer to your question involves a discussion of employment at will (they can fire you at any time), defamation (they cannot publish false facts harmful to your reputation) and possibly unlawful discrimination, if it turns out that the manager is falsely accusing you of something to get rid of you, motivated by unlawful discrimination. Finally, the answer also involves "constructive discharge," if you have to quit because you can't work that shift. In a constructive discharge, the law treats the quit as a termination, since you were actually forced to quit.

That is a long answer and a lot of discussion, which is beyond the scope of this forum. Instead, I recommend that you contact employment lawyers in your area from the Ohio Employment Lawyers association for a consultation to discuss these things with an attorney. I think you will be glad that you did.

https://www.oelasmart.net/lawyers/Cincinnati

posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Apr 6, 2017 08:13 AM [EST]