Free speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. As a result, most Ohio employees believe they can post whatever they want on social media without affecting their job. If they get fired for what they wrote on social media, these workers see it as an injustice and might want to […]
Can I Get Fired After I Get Hurt on the Job? A lot of companies make hiring, firing, and other personnel decisions based on the value they place on individual workers. They usually determine that value by looking at how much someone can produce during their work day. After suffering an injury, a worker’s value […]
On-call work is typically affiliated with doctors and nurses, but even retail workers and IT professionals may be required to be on-call some or most of the time. While on-call work is popular with roughly 26 million employees being impacted by on-call shifts, this style of work is not for everyone — as being on-call […]
For many, “payday” is the best day of the week — as it’s the culmination of hours-upon-hours worked. When payday comes around and your check is smaller than you were expecting, you may be overcome with a wave of emotions. Confusion may set in first, then anger for not being compensated for your labor, and […]
Despite entering the public consciousness years ago in March of 2020, COVID-19 is still a topic of conversation among many Americans. Infection numbers have waned, though the possibility of another outbreak continues to loom. For this reason, many American businesses continue to insist that employees get vaccinated against the virus. The virus has been polarizing, […]
Pregnancy discrimination is a form of sex discrimination that occurs when an employer treats a pregnant worker or job applicant less favorably than other employees or applicants who are not pregnant. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) is a federal law that prohibits this type of discrimination, as does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act […]
Despite discrimination being prohibited under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Ohio Fair Employment Practices Act, workplace discrimination is still all too common. Age discrimination in particular is something that many Ohio workers face — yet is not as frequently discussed as it is difficult to prove. Feeling like […]
If you are a working parent in Ohio, then you should be familiar with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA is a federal law that was enacted in 1993 to help employees balance the demands of work and family by allowing eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected family […]