On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) vaccine mandate for businesses with over 100 employees. The Supreme Court held that although Congress has given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given OSHA the power to regulate public health more […]
In the case of League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-65, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the redistricting plan adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission (“Commission”) in September 2021 is invalid because the plan fails to meet the standards set forth in Article XI, Sections 6(A) and 6(B) of the […]
In the case of Johnson v. Cincinnati Metro. Hous. Auth., 2022-Ohio-26, the First District Court of Appeals held that a violation of the Landlord-Tenant Act does not expressly impose liability on a political subdivision as required by R.C. 2447.02(B)(5). Here, a tenant sued the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (“CMHA)” for violations of the Landlord-Tenant Act […]
On January 4, 2022, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yose issued a formal opinion to Seneca County Prosecuting Attorney Derek W. Devine regarding public officials collaborating with nongovernmental individuals or entities. In the opinion, the Ohio Attorney General first defined “nongovernmental person or entity” by its plain meaning, finding that a nongovernmental person or entity is […]
In the case of Youngstown v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 2021-Ohio-4591, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in affirming the state employment relations board’s (“SERB”) ruling that the city committed an unfair labor practice by threatening to eliminate and later eliminating three positions and that such actions […]
In the case of Bowman v. S. Vienna, 2021-Ohio-4587, the Second District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in finding that a former police chief was not a probationary employee when the police chief was never appointed by counsel. Here, the former police chief argued that the village failed to afford the […]