Ohio is an at-will employment state, which means that in the absence of a written employment agreement or a collective bargaining agreement providing otherwise, either the employer or the employee may terminate employment for any reason that is not contrary to law.
Ohio is an employment-at-will state, which means that without a written employee contract, employees can be terminated for any reason at any time, provided that the reason is not discriminatory, there is no contract to the contrary, and that the employer is not retaliating against the employee for a rightful action.
Equality assumes that everybody is operating at the same starting point and will face the same circumstances and challenges. Equity recognizes the shortcomings of this “one-size-fits-all” approach and understands that different levels of support must be provided to achieve fairness in outcomes.
You have two options for filing a complaint: Fill out online, print and notarize your complaint form and bring it to: Cuyahoga County Administration Building. Attn: Department of Law, 7th Floor. Cleveland, OH 44115. Mail your notarized complaint form to: Cuyahoga County Human Rights Commission. Attn: Department of Law.
A job discrimination complaint may be filed by mail or in person at the nearest EEOC office. You can find the closest EEOC office by calling the EEOC at 1-800-669-4000, or by going to the EEOC's Field Office List and Jurisdiction Map and selecting the office closest to you.