McGown & Markling spends a great deal of time advising public officials on how to recess into executive session and notice public meetings properly. So much time is spent on these issues because the penalties for violating the Ohio Open Meetings Act can be quite serious – as the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District […]
When the attorney-fee billing statements with detailed information about the tasks undertaken by a law firm representing a city are intertwined with summaries of the legal work performed, the detailed information is not a public record according to a new ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court. In the case of State ex rel. Pietrangelo v. […]
On August 4, 2016, Matthew John Markling is giving a case law update presentation to educational leaders at the 2016 District Leadership Symposium. This great event is hosted by the Summit County Educational Service Center, which is committed to providing leadership and service in education in and beyond Summit County.
Matthew John Markling serves as General Counsel for the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (“OESCA”) and McGown & Markling is a longstanding strategic partner with OESCA. Please click here to view the May 25, 2016 OESCA Legislative e-Update. This e-Update provides information on the pending and enacted bills of interest to Ohio’s public education community. Bills […]
In the case of Buga v. Lorain, 2016-Ohio-3101, two City of Lorain employees were terminated during the probationary period provided under the collective bargaining agreement. Rather than filing a grievance to contest the termination, the employees filed separate actions seeking reinstatement and damages. The City defended the action by asserting that the employees’ failure to […]
In the case of Moss v. Lorain Bd. of Mental Retardation, 2016-Ohio-169, a student alleged that a board of developmental disabilities negligently and carelessly designed, constructed, and maintained a classroom kitchen that – according to the student – contained physical hazards that threatened the safety of the class because the student spilled coffee from a […]