My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Ohio
When I was hired by my company, before I accepted the position, they promised me paid time off for my two week honeymoon. (This was not in writing). This was a special arrangement because their company policy was you earned one week of vacation for every six months of employment. When I took the two weeks off, they paid me for vacation time, no questions asked. I just recently left the company and received my last paycheck from them. They took half of my earnings. On my paystub, they claimed the deduction was for a loan advance. When I questioned the deduction, they sent me a memo that was dated for November (my vacation was in October and I left the company in February). The memo stated I agreed to pay back a loan advance if I left before my 1 year of employment. At the bottom of the memo, it required my signature, as well as the company owner's. I never saw this memo, and I definitely never signed it. Also, on my vacation paystub, I was paid under a vacation salary, not a loan advancement.
The company said they spoke with their legal team and were going to pay me. Now they are saying according to the Ohio Wage and Hour Division they don't have to pay me for vacation overage.
Any advice on if I am able to get my earnings back?

