What counts as wrongful termination in Ohio?
Ohio is an at-will employment state, so being fired unfairly is not automatically illegal. Termination becomes wrongful when the reason is discriminatory (race, sex, age 40+, disability, religion, national origin, pregnancy), retaliatory (for reporting discrimination, harassment, safety violations, or filing a workers' comp claim), or in breach of an employment contract.
The evidence that wins these cases is usually timing and comparison: fired two weeks after a harassment complaint, or disciplined for conduct that similarly-situated coworkers weren't. Save your documents, reviews, emails, the handbook, before you lose system access.
Deadlines are short: discrimination charges generally must be filed with the EEOC or Ohio Civil Rights Commission within strict time limits measured in months, not years. Talk to a lawyer promptly even if you're unsure the firing was illegal.
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