(A) It is an unfair labor practice for a public employer, its agents, or representatives to: (1) Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Chapter 4117.
Contact the Ohio Department of Commerce to file a complaint and speak to an investigator about unpaid minimum wage, overtime, or prevailing wage.
It establishes a framework that promotes fair treatment, protects workers' rights, and encourages collective bargaining. It also provides a mechanism for resolving disputes, which helps maintain harmonious industrial relations.
The Act makes it unlawful for an employer to fire, refuse to rehire, or discriminate in any other manner against an employee because he or she has supported a union, has participated in union activities, or has exercised any of the other rights protected by the Act.
In short, labor relations, also referred to industrial relations, is the term used to define the connection and agreements between employer and employees.
In California, employers are prohibited from withholding an entire paycheck for any reason. However, they may withhold certain amounts for valid reasons.
An employer's obligations to maintain employee personnel files and make them available for inspection are largely governed by state law. In Ohio, employers are not required to maintain personnel files, and thus, neither current nor former employees have a legal right to access their complete personnel files or records.