Ohio Discrimination Legal Questions

We are very sorry to hear that you were not selected for the director of life enrichment position. An employer cannot make hiring / firing / promotion or other employment decisions that would be motivated or impacted by either the fact that you are older or if you have limitations that constitute disabilities. Age and/or disability discrimination could result if your employer decided not to give you the position because of your age or limitations. In addition, if you were injured at work, you might benefit from speaking with a workers' compensation attorney about your injury and rights. Employers will generally retain their own lawyers who handle workers' compensation matters, so we encourage people who have a workplace injury to at least consult with a workers' compensation attorney. To the extent that you have a filed a workers' compensation claim against your employer, your employer cannot retaliate against you for filing or pursuing a workers' compensation claim. Ohio has a law that protects you against workers' compensation retaliation. These cases are extremely fact specific, so I would encourage you to speak with experienced employment lawyers. Unfortunately, employers may sometimes have employment decisions that are motivated by an employee's age or disability. Or, employers may retaliate against employees who filed or pursued a workers' compensation claim. ... Read Answer

Most race-based discrimination is based on employment discrimination or a failure to accommodate in a place of public accommodation based on race. Someone generally misidentifying you as the wrong tribe would not fit into one of these (or other categories) and you would not have a cause of action under Ohio law.... Read Answer

You're free to contact our office to discuss your legal rights. Our Ohio employment attorney represents employees throughout the State of Ohio. We provide free consultations and most often work on a contingency fee. If you would like to speak with an experienced Ohio employment lawyer, call us at 614-949-1181.   Ohio employment lawyer https://mcoffmanlegal.com/... Read Answer

If you were discriminated against because of  your race, you may have a claim for race discrimination. You should contact an employment attorney who handles employment discrimination cases to discuss your circumstances further. We represent employees throughout Ohio and provide free consultations.   Ohio race discrimination lawyer https://mcoffmanlegal.com/race-discrimination-attorney-columbus-ohio/... Read Answer

It depends on the reason you are not getting hired. You would have to prove they are not promoting you for a discriminatory or unlawful reason. Some bases for unlawful discrimination include age, disability, gender, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, religion, military status, and others. If you feel like you are not being promoted for any of these reasons you may have a case. There are also some other unlawful reasons just as FMLA interference/retaliation, workers' compensation retaliation, or other general retaliation if you have engaged in a protected activity. The best thing you can do is contact an experienced employment attorney to discuss your circumstances further. Our Ohio employment attorney represents employees throughout Ohio and provides free consultations.   Ohio employment lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/... Read Answer

I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis and how your employer has handled this matter. You need a strong advocate handles disability discrimination. You may have a claim under the ADA, as well as the FMLA. Our firm regularly handles these types of matters for employees throughout Ohio. We would be happy to provide a free consultation and we work on a contingency fee.   Ohio disability discrimination lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/disability-discrimination-lawyer-ada-columbus-ohio/... Read Answer

This sounds like age discrimination and you need to speak with an Ohio age discrimination lawyer immediately. Our firm offers free consultations and generally takes these cases on a contingency fee.   Ohio age discrimination attorney http://mcoffmanlegal.com/practice-areas/discrimination/age-discrimination-adea/... Read Answer

I'm very sorry to hear about how your boss has treated you. I would encourage you to speak with an employment attorney who handles ADA cases and/or FMLA matters. Our firm would be happy to provide a free consultation.   Ohio ADA Lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/practice-areas/discrimination/disability/... Read Answer

I'm sorry about how your boss treated you. I would encourage you to contact an employment attorney directly to discuss your rights further. Depending on the size of your employer and the length of your service, you may be entitled to things like FMLA intermittent leave.    Ohio FMLA lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/practice-areas/other-services/columbus-fmla-attorney-family-medical-leave-act-lawyer/... Read Answer

Absolutely. This is a would be a violation of the federal law USERRA and Ohio's laws against discrimination. Our office provides free consultations and works on a contingency fee regularly representing clients with military status discrimination. Feel free to contact our office.   Ohio USERRA military status discrimination lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/practice-areas/discrimination/ohio-military-status-discrimination-attorney-userra/... Read Answer

You need to speak with an Ohio employment lawyer that handles disability discrimination immediately. Your employer cannot discriminate against you based on what it believes you can do, not what you are actually able to do. I'm sorry that you have had to encounter such comments. Contact our office for a free consultation.   Ohio ADA disability discrimination lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/practice-areas/discrimination/disability-ada-discrimination-attorney-columbus-ohio/... Read Answer

If you are working over 40 hours per week and you are a non-exempt employee, then you should be paid overtime wages for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. I would like to speak with you further to understand your position, responsibilities, and pay. Feel free to call my office for a free consultation.   Ohio unpaid wages attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com... Read Answer

This absolutely sounds like pregnancy discrimination. My firm handles pregnancy discrimination cases and you can find more information about pregnancy discrimination here. My law firm represents clients throughout Ohio so please feel free to contact us for a free consultation.   Ohio pregnancy discrimination attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com... Read Answer