Wrongful Termination
Do you believe you have been wrongfully terminated from your job? Call us at (216) 815-9500 or submit this form and one of our attorneys will contact you for a free consultation.
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Most employment in Ohio is “at-will.” This means that employees are generally able to leave a job for any reason, and employers may terminate an employee for almost any reason. However, there are limits to employment at-will and certain underlying causes of termination (or adverse employment activity) that are invalid and unlawful.
For example, you cannot be terminated due to your membership in a Protected Class. It is against the law to fire an employee based on the employee’s race, color, national origin, gender, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, military status or disability. If you suspect you have been fired for one of these reasons, please contact us. If you suspect you have been demoted or not promoted because of your membership in one of these protected classes, you also may have a claim for employment discrimination.
Some employment relationships are not “at-will,” but are governed by a written agreement between the employer and employee. If a termination violates a provision of your employment agreement, you could have a wrongful termination claim against your employer.
It also is against the law to terminate an employee because the employee exercised his or her legal rights, reported a violation of the law or cooperated with law enforcement or other government officials to correct a violation at the workplace. Employment-related laws often need employees to come forward in order make sure employers are following the law. If you believe that you were terminated or otherwise suffered adversely in retaliation for exercising your rights, contact us about pursuing a claim for retaliatory discharge.