Mansfield Business Attorney.
Yelling is inappropriate in the work place, but it happens. Unless it is threatening or violates discrimination laws, mere yelling is generally not actionable. Chest bumps, however, or any other type of unwelcome touching, is not acceptable. Period. If you have a human resources department, I'd recommend reporting this incident. I'd also report it to your boss' supervisor, if he has one. His actions could be battery, assault or menacing. Shannon G. Becker The Law Office of Shannon...
You should be paid for mandatory meetings. As the first poster stated, maternity leave is generally unpaid. They can also require you obtain training on your own in many cases. As for the mandatory company meetings, however, I can think of no good reason why an employer should not pay you. Shannon G. Becker The Law Office of Shannon G. Becker, LLC P.O. Box 3663 Mansfield, Ohio 44907 419-800-0325 www.shannongbeckerlaw.com
I am in agreement with the first poster. Ohio is an employment-at-will state. This means you can quit for no reason and they can fire you for no reason. As poster one stated, there are certain things you cannot be fired for, such as gender, religion, etc., but in general, you can be fired for no good reason. When ODJFS states there was not "just cause" for firing you, and in turn you qualify for unemployment compensation, this simply means you did not cause your unemployment by...