Your Voice for Justice in Ohio Employment and Civil Rights Matters
Wage and hour violations occur at an alarming rate across the country. In fact, just last year, an Ohio restaurant was cited for improperly classifying as many as 235 workers in an effort to avoid paying the minimum wage. The case eventually made its way to a federal court of appeals, where a judge determined that the owner of the…
Although many people know that federal law requires employers to pay their workers the minimum wage and to compensate them for overtime, few are aware that they also have rights to unpaid leave in certain cases. This is because Congress enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a law that entitles qualifying employees to 90 days of unpaid leave…
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that requires employers to pay overtime and minimum wage to their employees. While many employers abide by these laws and treat their workers fairly by paying them for the hours they work, it is also not uncommon for an employer to violate one or more of the FLSA’s provisions. This…
Race discrimination is common in the workplace. Many people still judge others who are different, and it’s unfortunate because people of all skin colors deserve a chance to work. Almost all race discrimination claims are filed by non-white employees, such as Mexicans, African-Americans, Asians and Indians. Whites seldom face race discrimination, but that is allegedly the claim that a former…