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In an employment contract, a golden parachute is a payment guarantee often given to executives with the company. If that person loses their job in specific ways, they still receive a form of compensation. For instance, say that the executive works at a publicly traded...
Modern employers often include restrictive covenants in employment contracts to protect their organizations. Each new hire and significant internal promotion comes with a risk of damage to an organization. Employees can misuse what they learn at the company, reveal...
The size of a company can influence how workplace protections are handled. In Ohio, most legal rights apply regardless of how many employees a business has. Still, the way those rights are enforced and experienced can differ between large and small employers. Here...
In many cases, sexual harassment is a one-way street. For instance, maybe there is one female worker in an office full of male workers. They create a hostile work environment by constantly making lewd or sexual comments about their female coworker. She eventually...
Businesses do not have to make all kinds of accommodations for a worker who has a disability. Some requests may be unreasonable. For instance, if the accommodations would cost $100,000, there may be no way that a small business can realistically meet those financial...
In many cases, it is fully legal for an employer to cut an employee’s pay. But there are also cases in which this could be a violation of the employee’s rights. It’s important to understand where this line is and when it could be crossed. Essentially, pay cuts have to...
People looking for jobs often need to send tens or even hundreds of applications. Often, the company hiring won’t even tell them it’s a no; they’ll just not bother to reply. So, it can be tremendously exciting when someone finally invites you for an interview....
Workplace dynamics can be complicated, and sometimes, employees are pushed out of their jobs without an official termination. Instead of firing someone outright, some employers create a work environment that makes staying unbearable, forcing employees to quit. This...
In the context of employment compensation, the term golden parachute is often used. This refers to compensation that will be given to an employee if they lose their job under specific conditions. It typically applies to executives or other high-level employees—like a...
Employees are entitled to request reasonable accommodations. This is a protected right under both federal law and Ohio state law. Reasonable accommodations allow certain employees to conduct their work activities more efficiently, without causing undue hardship to...