In the case of Monroe v. Troy Strawberry Festival, Inc., 2023-Ohio-650, an appellate court dismissed tort claims asserted by a festival attendee against a city for damages arising from the festival attendee falling on an improperly maintained sidewalk during a city sponsored festival as the city enjoyed political subdivision statutory immunity from such claims under […]
In the case of State ex rel. AutoZone Stores, Inc. v. Indus. Comm., 2023-Ohio-633, an appellate court held that a former employee was not able to work as a “direct” result of the former employee’s workplace injuries and surgery, and thus qualified for Temporary Total Disability (“TTD”) compensation under R.C. 4123.56(F), despite the employee having […]
On March 1, 2023, the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”) released its 2022 Wage Settlement Report, which provides a detailed look at the across-the-board wage increase percentage and other monetary incentives negotiated in public sector labor contracts (collective bargaining agreements) that took effect in the calendar year 2022. To view the 2022 Wage Settlement Report, […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
In the case of Ball v. Olentangy Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., S.D.Ohio No. 2:20-cv-2681 (Feb. 28, 2022), a federal district court held that (1) a school board and principal did not violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) as failing to comply with the school board’s anti-harassment policy […]
In the case of LeRussi v. Calcutta Volunteer Fire Dept., 2023-Ohio-626, a special master recommended that a fire department must be ordered to provide cancelled checks pursuant to the Public Records Act (R.C. 149.43) despite the fact that the requestor did not specifically identify the checks by name. In this case, the requestor argued that […]