Legal Question in Employment Law in Ohio

There is something called a public-policy cause-of-action. This is basically a catch-all for conduct that is not specifically made illegal by statute. Unfortunately, in Ohio, this public-policy issue is very narrow indeed. The Ohio Supreme Court has recently handed down some decisions which have basically said there is little that it would consider unlawful conduct due to public policy. However, in your case, there may be a public-policy claim and perhaps a defamation claim against the employee who lied about you. The down side is that few attorneys will take a case like this on contingency basis. If you have some dollars to spend for legal representation, this could be a case to pursue.