On April 15, 2016, Matthew John Markling is giving a presentation entitled, “Real Life Applications of the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators” to all educators at the Fairfield Union Local Schools, which is known for its incredible staff with their commitment to excellence.
Matthew John Markling has yet again been selected by his legal peers as among The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Education Law. McGown & Markling is very proud to have our managing director and co-founder included in the 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. For over a quarter of a […]
At its meeting on April 8, 2016, the Ohio Board of Building Standards adopted a rule approving the use of “a device by a staff member of a public or private school or institution of higher education that prevents both ingress and egress through a door in a school building, for a finite period of […]
On April 13, 2016, Matthew John Markling is giving a presentation entitled, “Legal Update” to Ohio educational service center leaders at the 2016 OESCA Spring Conference. Mr. Markling’s presentation will address legal issues of interest to Ohio’s ESCs and their stakeholders, including recent law changes and court decisions. Mr. Markling serves as General Counsel to […]
McGown & Markling is both a proud strategic partner with the Ohio Association of Educational Service Center Association (“OESCA”) and sponsor of the President’s Reception, which will kick off the 2016 OESCA Spring Conference being in held in Columbus, Ohio from April 11, 2016, to April 13, 2016. OESCA and its members provide leadership and […]
In the case of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Assn., 578 U. S. ____ (2016) an equally divided United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of a federal appeals court upholding agency fees for nonunion members. At issue in Friedrichs was the continued validity of “agent shop” agreements, which empower public employers to require that employees […]