In the case of Career & Technical Assn. v. Auburn Vocational School Dist. Bd. Of Edn., 2022- Ohio-2737, the Court of Appeals held that a board of education’s unilateral modification to a collective bargaining agreement in termination of a stipend fell outside the scope of R.C. Chapter 4117, thus removing exclusive jurisdiction from the State […]
In the case of In re D.B., 2022-Ohio-2624, the appellate court held that the trial court failed to declare a financially responsible school district for a minor child at the time the child was removed from the custody of his natural mother in accordance with R.C. 2151.362(A)(1), and thus remanded the case back to the […]
In the case of State ex rel. Mitchell v. Byrd, 2022-Ohio-2700, the Appellate Court dismissed Requestor’s request for a writ of mandamus to compel public records request pursuant to R.C. 149.43, the “Ohio Public Records Act”, holding that Requestor’s request was too burdensome and overbroad to require disclosure. A person will be entitled to a […]
In the case of State v. United States Department of Agriculture, twenty-two state Attorney Generals (“Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the Biden Administration (“Administration”) for the policy updates to the United States Department of Agriculture on discrimination claims on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation (“USDA Guidance”). In their lawsuit, Plaintiffs assert that the […]
On July 21, 2022, 2022 Am.Sub.H.B. No. 126 took effect, which limits a political subdivision from filing a property tax valuation complaint against property it does not own unless the property was sold within a certain timeframe and the sale price was at least 10% and $500,000 more than the auditor’s current valuation. So, for […]
In the case of Cleveland v. Communication Workers of Am., Local 4340, 2022-Ohio-2498, the appellate court held that an arbitration provision for resolving contract disputes in a collective bargaining agreement was valid and the Arbitrator’s award for retroactive payment did not exceed the Arbitrator’s authority. Here, the City of Cleveland argued that the parties’ contract […]