Ohio Questions and Answers
If a previous employer sends you business is their non compete still valid?
I worked for an employer for almost 13 yrs and she made me sign a non compete 2 yrs after being there or be fired. 3 other workers and I left due to mistreatment by the employer. Since I left and went...
2 answers | asked Jun 20, 2010 05:42 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
If you request a LOA can they terminate you?
I have not been feeling well and told my boss the prior week that I was going to have a nervous breakdown. He comes in the next day and asks me all kinds of questions, calls me to his office Monday an...
1 answer | asked Jun 14, 2010 07:41 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Does this constitute a constructive discharge?
My husband worked for a small trucking company, he worked for this company for almost 4 years. For the last 3 1/2 years he has had one specific coal haul that he did. The only time that he did not hau...
1 answer | asked Jun 13, 2010 09:18 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Can your employer revoke your ability to travel when using FMLA for an off the job injury?
I will be requiring knee surgery for an off the job injury. I will be using FMLA to get the time off I need for recovery. My employer states that not only can I not return to work until fully healed b...
1 answer | asked Jun 6, 2010 2:18 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Is this a case of gender/pregnancy discrimination?
I am a Correction Officer at a Prison. The contract between our union and the employer states that: "The employer will make a good faith effort to provide alternative, comparable work and equal pay to...
1 answer | asked Jun 2, 2010 5:07 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
What information is needed to find out if a non-compete agreement would apply to my husband?
My husband was hired by Company #1 in FL, 13 years ago. (He was trained elsewhere.) Company #1 was then bought by Company #2 about 11 years ago, while we were still living in Florida. Somewhere along ...
1 answer | asked Jun 1, 2010 10:58 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
If I work 10 hours a day am I entitled to 2 hours of overtime for that day?
Normally we work 8 hours a day 5 days a week, but recently we have been working 10 hours days. During the memorial day period we had a paid holiday. The boss said we will not be paid OT for the ten ho...
1 answer | asked Jun 1, 2010 04:17 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
$18,000 in unpaid wages and reimbursements - how to pursue
I'm looking to see if I have a case or legal options in recovering unpaid wages and reimbursements from a past employer. About two years ago I started working for a IT services company in Aurora, Ohio...
1 answer | asked May 26, 2010 10:22 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Would this be consitered a hostile work enviroment
Forced to change shifts because of Manager Evaluation Form History: I was hired at Verstgroup, a 3PL warehousing company, on Dec. 14, 2009. I'm in charge of the inventory. That is counting and adjusti...
1 answer | asked May 22, 2010 06:47 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Non compete in Ohio under Pa law
I signed a non compete for employment in Ohio which is governed under all aspects by the laws of Pa. in Mid Sept 2009 when I signed a compensation agreement. In November I had to sign a new sales comp...
2 answers | asked May 13, 2010 6:39 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio