In the case of Barrett v. Director of Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services, 2022-Ohio-2152, the Court held that an employee was ineligible for unemployment benefits after quitting his job without just cause. Here, an employee argued that he was wrongfully denied unemployment benefits after accepting a position with knowledge that the position was […]
In the case of State ex rel. Reese v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. Legal Dept., Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-2105, the Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus petition submitted by a former inmate (“Reese”) who sought the disclosure of personal records from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (“Respondent”) pursuant to Ohio’s […]
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) issued 701 pages of proposed amendments to the Title IX regulations. The Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Notice”) explaining the following: “The purpose of the proposed regulations is to better align the Title IX regulatory […]
In the case of Doe, et al. v. Metro. Govt. of Nashville & Davidson County, the Court of Appeals characterized the heightened importance of sexual harassment claims in the K-12 school setting and the effect of such claims on Title IX liability. Here, the plaintiffs asserted allegations of sexual harassment resulting from the recording of […]
In Rice v. Columbiana Cty. Bd. Commrs., 2022-Ohio-2078, the Appellate Court held that the Columbiana County Board of Commissioners (“County”) was not entitled to statutory immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 for the negligent maintenance and repair of a sewage backup in the sewer system line that resulted in damage to the homeowners’ homes, but also […]
In the case of Stewart v. Pugh, the Court analyzed whether a mayor of a city can be sued in his individual capacity for libel, slander, and invasion of privacy claims when he publicly released a memorandum containing the results of a city patrolman’s pre-disciplinary hearing and past disciplinary history. R.C. 4117.10(A) denies courts jurisdiction […]