In April 2022, the Ohio School Boards Association (“OSBA”) published guidance about including students with disabilities in school field trips. The guidance explains that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits schools from discriminating against students with disabilities and requires schools to give students with disabilities access to the school’s educational programming, including […]
On April 14, 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2022-06D, requiring all state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions, including all public colleges and universities, to adopt the definition of antisemitism endorsed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (“IHRA”), or an appropriate alternative, and encouraging all federal and local governments and governmental agencies and […]
Effective July 6, 2022, employers need not compensate employees for time spent prior to the commencement of their workday, including time spent traveling to or from their place of employment. By implementing 2022 Am.Sub.S.B. No. 47 (“S.B. 47”), the General Assembly revised Ohio’s Overtime Law to no longer require employers to pay their employees overtime […]
On April 8, 2022, the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct (“Board”) issued an advisory opinion, Adv. Op. 2022-03, concluding that in an adverse matter between a lawyer’s client and the government — i.e., there are ongoing or impending legal proceedings — the lawyer is prohibited from directly communicating with government employees or officials: (1) who […]
In the case of Stone v. Northmont City Schools, 2022-Ohio-1116, Appellate Court held that a public school district was entitled to immunity pursuant to R.C. 1533.181, Ohio’s recreational user statute, from a bicyclist’s negligence claim when the bicyclist was injured after riding into a rope placed by a school employee across a bike trail on […]
In the case of State ex rel. Mohr v. Colerain Twp., 2022-Ohio-1109, the appellate court held that a subcommittee of the township trustees violated the Open Meetings Act under R.C. 121.22 where the subcommittee privately deliberated in person and via email over a six-month period with a majority of its members, making recommendations and decisions […]