Ohio Questions and Answers

salaried but paid hourly?
I am a manager at a call center with 5-10 employees underneath me. My employer classifies me as salaried non exempt on my pay stub. I am required to work 40 hours a week, and 2 extra Saturdays each mo...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 23, 2011 5:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I need to know if I have been wrongfully terminated and what my options are.
I have been recently terminated from my job. They wrote dishonesty as the reason. I had used gift cards for purchases for work which usually they have a company card but there was not one available. A...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 21, 2011 6:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Vacation rules and employee handbook
I negotiated and accepted a position with a new employer 7 months ago. My contract states I am eligible for 2 weeks paid vacation after Jan. 1st of this year. After starting work I was given an employ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 20, 2011 07:25 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Do I qualify for unemployment benefits?
I receive a pension from the State Teachers Retirement System. For the past 5 and 1/2 years I have worked parttime for a non-profit organization. We have been told our division is closing down by late...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 20, 2011 07:05 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can a 2wk notice be required and if not offered wave unemployment benefits
It has been requested that a new policy be noted that a 2 wk notice is required if leaving the organization - if not offered the employee would be waving their right to apply for unemployment. Is this...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 18, 2011 08:55 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Will a non compete hold up if my employer has changed my compensation several times since ive signed
I signed a non compete when I was being hired. Within the last 3 years my employer has changed my compensaton package (cutting my pay) several times. I have been in my industry my entire working caree...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 17, 2011 10:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Does my son, a barber, have a case against his employer for firing him.
My son works as a barber in a small barber shop in Cleveland, OH. He is under no contract. He has worked there for about 3 years. He pays $150 per week, which is $600 monthly for the use of his chair ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 17, 2011 12:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

time limit on non-compete
I have read several articles which say that legal precedent in Ohio limits non-competes to "six months or time of engagement," whichever is shorter. I can not find any instances where judges/arbitrato...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 7:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What if your medical condition requires a longer absence than the 12 week FMLA allows?
My husband was hospitalized with a heart attack and after doing a heart cath, found that he would require open heart surgery. Because they gave him a blood thinner upon arriving at the hopital, they h...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 6:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Will I receive a tax statement from Unemployment ?
If I have been on Unemployment since April 2010, will I receive anything stating how much I paid to the State, and Federal Government for taxes last Year? If so, when will I receive it? Thank You, Bre...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 15, 2011 8:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio