Ohio Wrongful Termination Legal Questions

It depends on why you were terminated, but if it was because of pregnancy discrimination, then you had 300 days to file a charge of discrimination. The time may have passed and you may be unable to proceed. You should contact an employment attorney who handles pregnancy discrimination cases immediately.   Ohio pregnancy discrimination attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

You should apply for unemployment benefits and you may receive them. However, the brief facts you have provided do not provide a basis for suing your employer. As an at-will employee you can be terminated for any reason or no reason as long as you are not terminated for an unlawful reason.   Ohio wrongful termination lawyer www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

Feel free to call my office if you would like a free consultation. Terminations can be wrong or unfair, but the reason you were terminated cannot violate a law. No employer comes out and tells you that you were terminated for an unlawful reason so it will likely depend upon the circumstances. Contact an Ohio employment attorney.   Ohio employment lawyer www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

Unless you have an employment contract, then you are an at-will employee and you may be fired for any reason or no reason at all other than an unlawful reason. What happened to you is unfair and wrong, but not against the law unless there was an unlawful reason. You may want to discuss your termination with an employment attorney. You will more than likely receive unemployment benefits since you were terminated without just cause.   Ohio employment attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

You need to speak with a workers' compensation attorney and an employment attorney. If you were injured at work, you should file for workers' compensation benefits. If you were fired for being injured at work, you may have a claim for wrongful termination.   Ohio workers' compensation retaliation attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

Unless the reason you were removed from the schedule is against the law (a regular disagreement is not grounds for a legal claim). then you likely have no legal recourse. You may want to discuss your position with the company and apply for unemployment benefits.   Ohio employment attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

It does not sound like you have a case. You can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all as long you are not terminated for a reason that violates any law, such as discrimination, retaliation, etc. Whether you can prove there were no performance issues does not matter for the purposes of a lawsuit. However, it will be relevant to seeking unemployment compensation if you are able to since you worked for such a short period of time. Ohio employment attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

Sure. Unless you are shortening his notice for an unlawful reason. You could walk him out immediately if he doesn't have an employment contract (employees are overwhelmingly at will). You should speak with an attorney about stealing trade secret information from the retail store to start his own store. My firm does not handle this. I wish you the best of luck.   Ohio employment attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

Whether it is legal or not depends. Your job is only safe for the time protected under the FMLA. Your employer included additional time because it must have a policy allowing employees additional time for a medical leave of absence. If you only needed a finite amount of additional time off work (meaning you had a set date to return to work, then whether your employer should accommodate the additional leave falls under the reasonable accommodation analysis of the ADA). If you had no idea when you would return to work after your prolonged leave or the additional leave needed would be for a long time, then you may not have a claim. Contact an attorney to discuss further.   Ohio disability discrimination attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

Your employer has to make reasonable accommodations, but you have to be able to perform the essential functions of your job with reasonable accommodations. Perhaps time off is a reasonable accommodation or another accommodation could be made. I would consult with an employment attorney.    Ohio employment lawyer www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

Your termination sounds unfair and wrong, but the reason for your termination must violate a law for you to have a legal claim against your former employer. You should apply for unemployment because it does not sound like there was just cause.   Ohio employment lawyer www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

You should accept unemployment. From the brief facts you stated you don't have a legal claim for a lawsuit. Wrongful termination is a little bit confusing because employees who were fired for a wrong/unfair reason think they can take legal action against their employer. Instead, employees must be terminated for a reason that violates the law. Not fitting in or not being a good fit are not unlawful reasons for terminating an employee. Unless, you were discriminated against because of your age, race, disability, religion, pregnancy, color, national origin, etc, or you were a whistleblower or you were retaliated against for doing something like filing for workers' compensation or opposing discrimination, then you likely don't have a legal claim.   Accept the unemployment benefits and find another job. If any of the things I said seem like they are applicable, then you should contact an employment attorney.   Ohio employment attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More

You may want to contact an attorney and send your employer a letter requesting that they engage in the interactive process and provide you with the reasonable accommodation of 2-4 additional weeks beyond the expiration of your short term disability. In the letter, I would reiterate that you have been told you would be terminated if you were unable to return to work without restrictions following the expiration of your short term disability. It is important that your physician put the 2-4 week timetable in writing to your employer and not leave it up in the air as an indefinite leave.   Ohio Disability Discrimination Attorney www.mcoffmanlegal.com ... Read More