Senate Bill 166, effective March 23, 2022, creates the Career Success Grant Program, which provides financial incentives and a tax credit to employers that provide work-based learning experiences for students enrolled in a career-technical education program who are nineteen (19) years old or younger. To read this bill, click here. Authors: Matthew John Markling and […]
In the case of Hobbs v. Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Ctr. Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-921, the Court of Appeals held that a school custodian was rightly terminated where the custodian made inappropriate and crude statements to a teacher. Here, the custodian argued that he was terminated without the school board conducting any fact finding, and […]
In the case of Goebel v. Minster, 2022-Ohio-883, the Appellate court held that the Village of Minster was entitled to political subdivision immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 for its reconstruction of the village’s sewer system that caused flooding and substantial damage to the landowners’ homes. Here, the landowners argued that the village’s employees were negligent […]
In the case of Langin v. Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-879, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals concluded that a high school graduate lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of a school board student drug testing policy. Here, the graduate sought a declaration that the school board policy violated the Ohio Constitution and […]
In the case of E.W. v. Detroit Pub. Sch. Dist., 6th Cir. No. 20-1790, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 7724 (Mar. 21, 2022), an appellate court held that school officials’ acts slamming the student onto the pavement and punching the student in the face were unreasonable and therefore those officials were not entitled to qualified immunity […]
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published their guidance that local and state businesses and governments are encouraged to follow in order to ensure that their online websites are in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines on web accessibility for people with disabilities. The DOJ guidance provides instruction to entities […]