Ohio Questions and Answers

What are my rights as a Contractor?
I am classified as a contractor through my employer, but I am being told that I am to report to the office every day to work, or there will be no work from home, plus I am not allowed to pursue other ...
1 answer  |  asked May 17, 2012 09:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

can your boss give you a written counseling for an issue that you came to them about a week prior?
I am a dept. Supervisor in a retail store. We have a night & morning freight crew. I am the night supervisor. Last week I went to my store mgr addressing an issue of the morning crew not finishing up ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 25, 2012 06:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

If away from home for work, how is compensable time calculated for non-exempt employees?
I will be administering a conference (non-exempt employee) and will be away from home for three days and two nights. Does my employer only need to pay for actual time worked during the conference? Is ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 11, 2012 4:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Current Employer Blocked Me From New Job
I have been working as a department lead for a grocery store for four months. One of my distributors changed routes, leaving his sales rep job open. I interviewed for the position, and was told that m...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 28, 2012 8:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

if on-call staff are informed that if we need them they would know by 3 that day do we have to pay
for staffing purposes, we have oncall staff - it has been suggested that we try telling our staff that they would be on-call until 3:00 that day to know if we wil need them, if they have not heard fro...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 9, 2012 06:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

how long do i have to file ?
how long do i have to file for discrimination? i called the eeoc and i was told 300 days. i was told he could not help me cause i was close to the limit. told me to call the springfield(oh) department...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 8, 2012 9:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

current poolicy - FT employee is working over 30 hrs could this be changed to 36 hours just for 1 de
non-profit residential facility for developmentally disabled - we have state mandated ratios to be met to care for our individuals. Current policy states a PT employee can work up to 29 hrs each week ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 8, 2012 2:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

is an employer allowed to say he is going to fuck me or kill me
is a chinese owner allowed to constantly say he is going to fuck me a(as in hurt me)or say he is going to kill me if i hired a certain person? is he allowed to take percentage of credit card tips? is ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 5, 2012 4:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

is there a law about sexuality discrimination at the workplace pertaining to GLTB?
Working on revised policies - is there a law in Ohio that can be sited in our policy about sexuality preference discrimination or harrassment in the workplace? Any information would be appreciated as ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 5, 2012 10:15 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

volunteers - are their stipulations to how much someone can do this wout payment?
We are a private non-profit organization that looks for volunteers to help out as much as possible. Are there any current laws or other guidlines in Ohio stating how much somneone can volunteer their ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 5, 2012 09:36 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio