Here is a compendium of current issues that affect Ohio’s public entities, plus McGown & Markling news of note.
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
As passed in 2022, Senate Bill 166, the Tax Credit Certificate Program allows a nonrefundable credit against a taxpayer’s aggregate tax liability for a taxpayer that holds a tax credit certificate issued by the Ohio Department of Education and employs an eligible student employee. The credit equals the amount listed on the certificate and shall […]
In the Ohio Attorney General news release on November 28, 2022, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a motion asking to be appointed lead plaintiff in a securities class-action lawsuit, claiming that Warner Bros. Discovery (“WBD”) deliberately misled investors during the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc., fueling $25.5 million in losses for the […]
On October 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) released guidance on discrimination based on pregnancy and related conditions, reminding school districts that Title IX “protects students and employees from discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery therefrom.” Ohio School Board’s Association. Specifically, the guidance informs districts of their […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
On September 30, 2022, the Ohio Department of Commerce announced that the minimum wage will increase as of January 1, 2023, to $10.10 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.05 per hour for tipped employees. Pursuant to Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution, Ohio’s minimum wage shall increase on Jan. 1 by the […]
In a formal opinion issued to the Liberty Township Law Director (2022 Ohio Atty.Gen.Ops. No. 2022-013), the Attorney General held that a township that provides reimbursement for waiving healthcare coverage to its employees is not required to provide the same reimbursement to its township trustees. Here, the township provided all its employees the option to […]
In the Attorney General Opinion 2022 Ohio Atty.Gen.Ops. No. 2022-012, the Attorney General held that a township is not required to have a separate board of zoning appeals for each zoned area of the township pursuant to R.C. 519.13. In this opinion, the question was asked whether a township is required to have a separate […]