Ohio Employment Law Articles

At-will employment in Ohio
Unless otherwise agreed, either party to an oral employment-at-will agreement may terminate the employment relationship for any reason which is not contrary to law. Mers v. Dispatch Printing Co., 19 O...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Jul 14, 2009 5:23 PM [EST] in At-will  |  applies to Ohio

Promissory estoppel exception to at-will employment
In general, under the employment-at-will doctrine, the employment relationship between employer and employee is terminable at the will of either. See At-will Employment . In Mers v. Dispatch Printing ...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Jul 14, 2009 5:22 PM [EST] in Implied contract  |  applies to Ohio

Implied Contract exception to Employment at-will
In general, under the employment-at-will doctrine, the employment relationship between employer and employee is terminable at the will of either. See At-will Employment . In Mers v. Dispatch Printing ...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Jul 14, 2009 5:21 PM [EST] in Implied contract  |  applies to Ohio

Rights of an Ohio Employee who is a Minority Shareholder
A special exception to employment at-will doctrine applies to employees who are minority shareholders of close corporations. In their case, majority shareholders cannot terminate their employment with...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Jul 14, 2009 5:18 PM [EST] in At-will  |  applies to Ohio

Arbitration of Employment Disputes
The federal arbitration act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq . and Ohio’s arbitration act ORC § 2711.01 et seq. , both direct a court to stay trial of a matter that is the subject of a written arbitrat...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Jul 9, 2009 2:49 PM [EST] in Arbitration  |  applies to Ohio

Retaliatory Counterclaims in Sexual Harassment Suits
If a party accused of sexual harassment in a suit (the Defendant) files a counterclaim against the harassment victim (the Plaintiff) after the Plaintiff filed suit, because she filed suit, courts will...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Aug 6, 2008 10:50 AM [EST] in Harassment  |  applies to Ohio

Non-competition Agreements in Ohio - History and Law
History of non-competition agreements in Ohio As in other states, Ohio courts at one time viewed noncompetition agreements with some skepticism. Agreements in restraint of trade, including noncompetit...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Jul 30, 2008 09:54 AM [EST] in Non-competition  |  applies to Ohio

Same Actor Inference
The "same actor inference" is a defense theory based on the logic that a discriminatory employer will not hire a person in a protected class. Therefore, the logic goes, where the same person hires the...
posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Jul 11, 2008 07:14 AM [EST] in Discrimination  |  applies to Ohio