In May of 2021, the Ohio Department of Health established procedures that allow transgender individuals to correct the marker on their Ohio Birth Certificates. In order to change this maker, individuals must obtain a court-ordered correction of a birth certificate from an Ohio probate court. This procedure comes after the United States District Court for […]
In the case of Tuscarawas County Public Defender’s Office v. Kristy Goudy, 2021-Ohio-1754, the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled that the State Personnel Board of Review’s failure to submit the complete transcript of testimony from their investigation resulted in prejudice to the Public Defender’s Office and dismissed the case. The agency investigated the dismissal […]
The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released guidance regarding the civil rights implications for special education students in remote instruction. Remote instruction has a direct impact on each school’s obligation to provide free access to a public education (“FAPE”) to students with disabilities. The guidance states that school districts are not […]
In the case of State ex rel. Horizon Science Academy of Lorain, Incorporated v. Ohio Department of Education, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-1681, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the “good standing” requirement for a community school does not require the school operator to be a corporation registered with the Ohio Secretary of State. The […]
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 […]
In the case Ra v. Swagelok Mfg. Co., L.L.C., 2021-Ohio-1657, an Ohio Appeals Court found that a former employee could not provide the necessary factual basis for a valid claim of retaliation or discrimination against a former employer. In this case, the former employee argued the termination was an act of retaliation for filing sexual […]