On March 23, 2023, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2023-07D, a measure to create the Governor’s Literacy Challenge designed to improve reading proficiency for Ohio children. To read this executive order, please click here. Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team. Note: This blog entry does not constitute – nor […]
In the case of Bostick v. Salvation Army, 2023-Ohio-933, an appellate court held that the employer did not discriminate against the employee based on the employee’s race when the employee was fired for numerous incidents of not getting along with coworkers after receiving warnings for such conduct. In this case, the employee argued that (1) […]
In the case of Bostick v. Salvation Army, 2023-Ohio-933, an appellate court held that the former employee did not have a case for racial discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge when the former employee was disciplined and ultimately fired for the former employee’s own numerous violations of company policy. In this case, the former employee argued […]
In the case of Burch v. Ohio Farmers Ins. Co., 2023-Ohio-912, an appellate court held that an employee asserting pregnancy discrimination claims that accrued prior to the April 15, 2021 effective date for revisions to employment discrimination claims brought under R.C. Chapter 4112 did not require that the employee to either exhaust her administrative remedies, […]
In the case of Perez v. Sturgis Pub. Schools, 143 S.Ct. 859, 215 L.Ed.2d 95 (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a plaintiff is not required to exhaust the administrative process set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) when the plaintiff is seeking relief that the IDEA cannot supply under […]
In the case of State ex rel. Richardson v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Retirement Sys., 2023-Ohio-901, an appellate court held that a retired employee did not have five years of total service credit to qualify for retirement benefits under Ohio law because she had 2.999 of contributing service credit and 2.666 years of purchased service credit. […]