In the case of Adebisi v. Toledo, 2021-Ohio-1902, the Sixth District Court of Appeals upheld the termination of a firefighter from the training academy, ruling that the firefighter was a probationary employee and therefore not entitled to the full protections of the collective bargaining agreement.
In this case, the firefighter argued that they were entitled to the due process protections offered in the collective bargaining agreement because as a trainee, they were not a probationary employee. The Court of Appeals disagreed.
The Court reasoned that the distinction made between a trainee and a probationary employee does not entitle the trainee to protections in the collective bargaining agreement and held the termination was valid.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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