In the case Lawless v. Bd. of Educ. Educ. Serv. Ctr., 4th Dist. Lawrence No. 18CA25, 2020-Ohio-117, an Ohio appellate court held that a severance clause compensating a treasurer after being terminated under R.C. 3319.16 for duties not completed violates Ohio public policy. In this case, an educational service center terminated its treasurer under R.C. […]
In the case of Hughes v. Youngstown State Univ., Ct. of Cl. No. 2017-00458JD, 2020-Ohio-611, the Ohio Court of Claims held that not considering a job applicant after interviewees were already selected is a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason to defeat a claim of discrimination. In this case, an African American qualified applicant applied to a university […]
In the case of Alcus v. Bainbridge Twp., 11th Dist. Geauga No. 2019-G-0205, 2020-Ohio-543, an Ohio appellate court held that parking a backhoe on non-public grounds is not a governmental function but is a proprietary function. In this case, a township employee parked a backhoe on service premises that fell over injuring a man and […]
In the case Marcus Roach Express, LLC v. Dir., Ohio Dep’t of Job & Family Servs., 11th Dist. Portage No. 2019-P-0054, 2019-Ohio-5414, an Ohio appellate court held that an appellate court does not have accept an administrative body’s improperly drawn inferences from undisputed facts. In this case, an employer appealed from an Ohio Unemployment Compensation […]
In the case Ames v. Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trs., 11th Dist. Portage No. 2019-P-0019, 2019-Ohio-5412, an Ohio appellate court held that nonpublic, nonexempt executive sessions held during public meetings violate the Ohio Open Meetings Act. In this case, a plaintiff sued a township board of trustees for violating the Ohio Open Meetings Act (R.C. 121.22) […]
In the case M.F. v. Perry Cty. Children Servs., 5th Dist. Perry Nos. 19-CA-003, 19-CA-0004, 2019-Ohio-5435, an Ohio appellate court held that the failure of a political subdivision to investigate child abuse does not remove political subdivision tort immunity. In this case, a minor plaintiff sued a child services agency for failing to investigate child […]