Ohio Questions and Answers

Forced overtime
I am an "at will" employee who's schedule is 7:30 - 4:30 m-f. I have been told that I am required to be at my desk with my voice mails listened to and my emails read and ready to take a call at 7:30. ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 4, 2003 1:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

change from commission to salary and territory increase
I signed a non-compete 9 1/2 yrs ago the agreement was mentioned after I was hired and i was paid 25.00 to sign it or i would be terminated. Company recently changed the compensation package from comm...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 27, 2003 12:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

loan officer transfer question about leads- no noncompete clause
I am opening a new mortgage office. I have a prospective loan officer who currently works for another mortgage company. There is NOT a no-compete clause, so what we want to know is can he bring his cu...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 23, 2003 11:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

severance pay if hired back?
I was offered a severance pay pkg. If I accept employment with the same company but another position, can I keep the severance pay? or only after the date of my termination? Then am I hired back as a ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 18, 2003 2:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Problems with illness/employer
My employer has a three doctor excuse per calander year limit. I have used all 3 doctor excuses, 2 of those were for the same medical condition and additional 2 more for a total of 4 for the same cond...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 12, 2003 10:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

severance package disguised as a buy-out offer
I work for a newspaper and I found discrepancies in accounting. Several customers (large stores etc.) had credit balances and I was told not to bring it up. I was told another time that if I had any p...
1 answer  |  asked May 20, 2003 3:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is a no compete contract void if you leave a business and then come back after 9 months?
About 4 years ago a signed a non compete contract for if I left my employment. I did leave for 9 months and then went back to the same job. I have not signed anything since I've been back for a year a...
1 answer  |  asked May 6, 2003 7:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Unpaid wages and bounced payroll check
I worked for four weeks for my previous employer. He hired 4 other employees at the same time as myself. To my knowledge, none of us have been paid with a 'good' check. We all, at this point, have pap...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 30, 2003 11:04 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

HIRED FULLTIME AND NOT GETTING FULLTIME HOURS
I WAS HIRED AS A FULLTIME EMPLOYEE OF A SMALL HOSPITAL, NOW DUE TO DECREASE IN PATIENT CENSUS, I AM FORCED TO BE CANCELLED, ALONG WITH OTHERS, THEREBY LOSING PAY. SINCE I JUST RETURNED FROM A WEEK VAC...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2003 10:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Question about racial slurs in the workplace
My question involves other employees' use of racial slurs in the work place. I work at a widely known bank who, I'm sure has policies against this type of behaviour. Yesterday, employee A, says someth...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 16, 2003 2:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio