An unanimous 8-0 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, 586 U. S. ____ (2018), determined that all state and local governments and their subdivisions are employers covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) – regardless of the number of employees that are employed by […]
McGown & Markling encourages all school board members and educational leaders to attend the 2018 Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference and Trade Show, which is being held from November 11-13, 2018, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Our very own Matthew John Markling is a former school board president and current superintendent who has […]
In the case of Grimm v. Gloucester Cty. School Bd., 302 F. Supp. 3d 730 (E.D.Va. 2018), a federal trial court allowed a transgender student to bring discrimination claims against the student’s school board based upon the student’s transgender status under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) and the Equal Protection Clause […]
In the case of Burchard v. Ashland Cty. Bd. of Dev. Disabilities, 2018-Ohio-4408, an Ohio appellate court determined that supervising and retaining employees are considered government functions, which means that an argument can now be made that school boards are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to persons or […]
In the case of EEOC v. R.G. &. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, 884 F.3d 560 (6th Cir. 2018), a federal appellate court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects transgender persons because of their transgender or transitioning status. Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against their employees in matters related to employment – […]
In the case of Thomas v. Dayton Pub. Schools Bd. of Edn., 2018-Ohio-4231, an Ohio appellate court determined that a school board had good and just cause to terminate a teacher when she failed to input final grades. This case began when a public school teacher failed to input the final third quarter grades for her […]