In the case Evers v. R. Humr Constr. Co., Inc., 11th Dist. Geauga No. 2018-G-0184, 2020-Ohio-2891, an Ohio appellate court held that the right to control performance is not dispositive as to whether someone is considered a contractor or employee. In this case, a township needed to replace a culvert and hired a sole proprietor […]
In the case State ex rel. Adams v. Ohio State Univ., 2020-Ohio-2843, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1804, an Ohio appellate court found relator was entitled to a writ of mandamus requiring respondent university to comply more completely with his public records request under R.C. 149.43, as respondent had not explained why its response covered only […]
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released its Final Rule, which amends existing Title IX. The Final Rule, which encompasses both the amended regulations and accompanying commentary, exceed 2,000 pages, and are scheduled to take effect on August 14, 2020. The regulations bring sweeping changes to how […]
In the case Lucas v. Ohio State Bd. of Educ., 2020-Ohio-2738, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1697, an Ohio appellate court found that because the board did not make its determination in accordance with law, and because the trial court consequently was not in a position to compare the evidentiary record to reasons specified by the […]
In the case Gregory v. Cuyahoga Cty., 2020-Ohio-2714, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1674, an Ohio appellate court found that there was a lack of evidence supporting the county employee’s termination from her position as a supervisor within the county fiscal office was improper, because the trial court’s decision substituted its judgment for that of the […]
In the case Lucas v. Ohio State Bd. of Educ., 10th Dist. Franklin No. 19AP-463, 2020-Ohio-2738, an Ohio appellate court held that the Ohio State Board of Education must set forth specific grounds when rejecting a hearing officer’s recommendation. In this case, a group of residents requested a transfer to the jurisdiction of a new […]