In the case of Brentlinger v. Winsupply, Inc., 2022-Ohio-1779, the Appellate Court denied an employee’s claim for disability discrimination and interference with the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and held that the employee did not sufficiently establish that she was entitled to FMLA leave. Here, the employee argued that her employer committed disability discrimination […]
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 Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 596 U.S. ____ (2022), the Ohio Supreme Court held that courts are not to create arbitration-preferring procedural rules based on the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) “policy favoring arbitration” when deciding whether a party waived its right to arbitrate, and that the Eighth Circuit erred in conditioning a […]
As of May 30, 2022, the General Assembly enacted 2022 Am.Sub.H.B. No. 4, which requires public social service agencies to inform law enforcement of abuse and neglect reports and update existing memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in compliance with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS). Pursuant to Sec. 2151.4211(E)(2)(c)(ii), public social services agencies […]
In the case of Beard v. Dir. Of Job & Family Servs., 2022-Ohio-1690, the Appellate Court held that an employee was not entitled to unemployment benefits when he quit his job without just cause. Here, the employee argued that he left his job with just cause because he had an issue with payroll that his […]
In the case of Anderson v. AccuScripts Pharmacy, L.L.C., 2022-Ohio-1663, the Appellate Court held that epilepsy is considered a disability under Ohio law and firing an employee with epilepsy must be done for nondiscriminatory reasons. Here, the employee alleged that she was terminated from her job based on her disability in violation of R.C. 4112.02. […]