Ohio Questions and Answers

Can my employeer deduct pay from a second check?
I work full time 40 hours a week doing general office work. And I work a second job, I clean the office after hours. I recieve two separate paychecks for the different job duties. I missed a day of wo...
2 answers  |  asked Nov 2, 2009 3:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can an employer dock pay for monetary errors
My wife is a travel agent and sometimes makes mistakes that could result in her company having to pay a vendor a fee for the mistake. For example, forgetting to cancel a hotel room on time might resul...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 30, 2009 1:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Question about a Non-Compete and Harassment from former employer
Hi and thanks for any help. I filed this under Contracts, but it kind of combines a non-compete and harassment in one big issue. In 2005 my wife signed (against my advice not to) a non-compete which s...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 28, 2009 09:58 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

How do I get the money I was supposed to receive for training from a previous employer?
I was supposed to be trained at a restaurant but never was. My trainer ignored me and refused to train me for reasons unbeknownst to me. After three days one of the managers let me go because he thoug...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 23, 2009 7:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Fired from my position while a customer
I had been an employee for four years. Was moved to Bar Manager two years ago. Recently the owners daughter (who was also married into the same family I was) came on board to work part time in the lou...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 19, 2009 10:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I was denied unemployment because of my lump sem severance package
I was laid of in February from my full time job because of lack of work, My severance was based on my pay and the number of years that I worked for the Company, the Company did not fight, but Ohio une...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 19, 2009 06:19 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I have a non compete that I signed 15 years ago.
The non compete is 15 years old, I am now 63 and have been let go d/t economic considerations. I have been offered a job with a competitor. Is the non compete enforceable? Everything has changed since...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 10, 2009 06:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Decrease in pay without knowing pay rate
My husband and the employees at his company were all informed by their owner last Friday 9/25 by letters mailed to each person's home that that was the last day that each person would be on their curr...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 5, 2009 09:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is it legal for a company to pay straight commission in a non-sales job i.e collections
I work for a company that pays straight commission and requires a minimum of a 42.5 hour work week (actual hours worked). There is no draw. The commission is paid at a certain percent of the overall d...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Should I sign a non-compete when I am bringing skills to the job to create new function there?
I am interviewing for a sales job. I have very specific skills in a specific sales area. I am interviewing for a new division that I would create and run at the company. My prospective employer wants ...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 22, 2009 06:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio