McGown & Markling is proud to announce that Managing Director Matthew John Markling has once again been selected one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Education Law for the year 2019. This is especially gratifying as recipients are selected by one’s legal peers. Heartfelt congratulations from all of us at […]
On August 1, 2023, the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”) released SERB’s Annual Cost of Health Insurance in Ohio’s Public Sector Report – 2023 Edition. The report is the result of surveying all Ohio Public Employers regarding various aspects of health insurance, plan design, and cost for government entities. It presents an objective and accurate […]
In the case of Parents Defending Edn. v. Olentangy Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., S.D.Ohio No. 2:23-cv-01595 (July 28, 2023), a federal district court held that the school district’s policies prohibiting the intentional misgendering of transgender students were not unconstitutional. In this case, the parents of several students argued that (1) the policies violated […]
In the case of Watkins v. Ohio Bd. of Educ., 2023-Ohio-2595, an appellate court held that the department of education and school board had jurisdiction over an administrative hearing to revoke the license of the former special education teacher when the board and department followed all procedures from R.C. 119. In this case, the former […]
In the case of Yankovitz v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auth., 2023-Ohio-2584, an appellate court held that (1) the transit authority was immune from liability on the former employee’s intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) when R.C. 2744.02(B) does not provide an immunity exception for intentional torts and (2) immunity did not apply on the […]
In the case of Place v. Warren Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., S.D.Ohio No. 2:21-cv-985 (July 26, 2023), a federal district court held that the school district and high school basketball coach did not retaliate against the student athlete when the student athlete was cut from the basketball team following several complaints against the […]
In the case of C.G. v. Oak Hills Local School Dist., S.D.Ohio No. 1:21-CV-524, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129782 (July 26, 2023), a federal district court held that the school district did not violate the student’s First Amendment rights when the student was required to remove a sweatshirt with a potentially inflammatory message or when […]