Legal Question in Employment Law in Ohio

Re: Discharge of a Felon in Ohio

In general, neither Ohio nor federal law protects convicted felons from adverse employment actions by their employers. As long as the adverse decision to reassign is based solely on the felony conviction and customer request, the decision is likely to be permissible under the law. If, however, other factors are involved such as the felony conviction combined with the employee's race, gender, national origin, or other protected characteristic, then the adverse decision would be motivated by reasons prohibited under the law. So, the reassignment you suggest is likely permissible if you similarly treat all other employees who have been convicted of felonies and subjected to a customer request for reassignment.

Re: Discharge of a Felon in Ohio

It depends on past practice and whether he would consider the reassignment disparate treatment.