Alexander Patton Montgomery’s Answers

Alexander has answered 36 questions

• Can I be fired from my job without evidence??

  Asked by a user in Mansfield, OH - 4 months ago.

  The default rule in Ohio is that every employment relationship is "at-will." This means an employer may terminate an employee at any time, with or without notice, for any reason as long as that...

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• Copyright in my personal diary? if i was to lose my diary and how can I stop someone from publishing it?

  Asked by a user in Los Angeles, CA - 6 months ago.

  You most likely have a copyright in your personal diary. You obtain a copyright when you create an original work and fix that work in some form. An original work is one that is independently...

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• Is it legal in ohio for a temp staffing agency to cut your hourly pay to minimum wage if you are terminated?

  Asked by a user in Columbus, OH - 4 months ago.

  Do you mean that your employer changed your agreed upon wage for hours you had already worked? This is not permissible. In general, if you were an at-will employee, you are entitled to the wages...

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• Can I sue former employer for being terminated for an incident that wasn't my fault

  Asked by a user in Dayton, OH - 5 months ago.

  The default rule in Ohio is that every employment relationship is "at-will." This means your employer may terminate you at any time, with or without notice, for any reason as long as that reason is...

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• If i make lots of prints from my original copyright photos. How will i know that the prints are protected with copyright too

  Asked by a user in Tarpon Springs, FL - 6 months ago.

  Your copies will still be protected. When you obtain a copyright in a work, you have the exclusive right to reproduce that work, distribute that work, display that work publicly, perform that work...

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• I quit my job without notice and my company reduced my pay for the hours I already worked. Is that legal?

  Asked by a user in Oak Harbor, OH - 4 months ago.

  In short, no it's not legal. In general, if you were an at-will employee, you are free to quit at any time and are entitled to the wages and benefits you already earned at the agreed upon rate....

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• Ex wife slandering my name and making false statements about me on Facebook.

  Asked by a user in Reynoldsburg, OH - 5 months ago.

  It is possible that you have a claim for defamation. In Ohio, defamation is a false statement of fact that is published by another and proximately causes harm to one's reputation. The difficulty...

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• Concerning a land contract, the person that was the seller, told me that he has sold his interest to an outside party.

  Asked by a user in Cincinnati, OH - 6 months ago.

  This seems a little suspicious. However, it would all depend upon the terms of the land contract, whether it has been assigned, and what are the terms of the assignment. Without knowing the...

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• Can I ask my former employer to take my picture off the company's website?

  Asked by a user in Cincinnati, OH - about 1 month ago.

  It would depend upon the specific facts and circumstances surrounding this picture, but in general Ohio's right of publicity law prohibits the use of an individual's persona for a commercial purpose...

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• The small city that I live in recently started streaming live video of...

  Asked by a user in Findlay, OH - 4 months ago.

  I agree with Daphne. Ohio does recognize the tort of invasion of privacy but this tort involves a wrongful intrusion into one's "private activities." In order for there to be a violation of privacy,...

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