The case of Util. Workers Union of Am. Local 436-A v. E. Ohio Regional Wastewater Auth., 2017-Ohio-7794, can be characterized as a case of “buyer’s remorse” by a union who was dissatisfied with an arbitration award involving an employee who was terminated for failing a drug test. During arbitration, the union successfully argued that the […]
In the case of O.G. v. Middleburg Hts., 2017-Ohio-7604, an Ohio appellate court did not find an exception to a city’s immunity from liability where a child’s hand and arm were drawn into a machine that operates a roll-up gym divider curtain. At the time of the accident the child and his parents were attending […]
On September 11, 2017, Matthew John Markling is giving a presentation entitled, “ESC Legal Update” to Ohio educational leaders at the 2017 “Connect & Collaborate” Conference co-hosted by the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (“OESCA”), Ohio Treasurers of Educational Service Centers Association (“OTESCA”), and Management Council. Mr. Markling’s presentation will address current legal issues facing […]
On August 21, 2017, the Lakewood City School District Board of Education unanimously appointed Matthew John Markling as a commissioner to the Lakewood Community Recreation and Education Commission (“CREC”), which is a seven member, volunteer, governing body of all programs sponsored by the Lakewood Community Recreation and Education Department of the Lakewood City School District […]
In the case of Miller v. Ohio Dept. of Edn., 2017-Ohio-7197, an Ohio appellate court found that the Ohio Department of Education (“ODE”) did not abuse its discretion when it denied a pupil activity permit to a volunteer coach who had previously been court-martialed and imprisoned. This case began with the volunteer’s application “to ODE […]
On August 11, 2017, Matthew John Markling is giving a presentation entitled “Managing Social Media in the Educational Setting” at the Ohio Valley Educational Service Center opening staff meeting. The nearly 200 Ohio Valley ESC staff members provide quality and affordable services to 12 school districts, two career center districts and community partners in Guernsey, […]