In the case of Cunningham v. Perry & Assocs., 2021-Ohio-4295, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that a former employee failed to prove that age discrimination was the reason for her termination. In this case, the former employee argued that the company committed age discrimination when it terminated the employee and said that the […]
In the case of Kanter v. Cleveland Hts., 2021-Ohio-4318, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that it was proper for the city to appointment members of a racial justice task force in executive session. Here, the individual argued that because the task force was created for cultural and educational purposes, the members are not […]
On December 8, 2021, Senate Bill 229 (“Bill”) was passed by the Ohio legislature. The bill discusses changes to remote and blended learning and provides districts the option to continue providing remote learning instruction and to submit blended learning plans for the current school year until April 30, 2022. The Bill also provides for a […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Andrews, 2021-Ohio-4257, the Eleventh District Appellate Court held that the failure to respond to a public records request in a timely fashion entitled the requester to damages. In this case, an inmate argued that because he filed a public records request with the clerk of courts […]
In the case of Fayak v. Univ. Hosps., 2020-Ohio-5512, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that an employee’s gender discrimination claims were barred by the limitations period in the employee’s employment application, because the complaint was not timely refiled. In this case, the employee refiled a gender discrimination action against her employer after […]
In the case of Goebel v. Village of Minster, 2020-Ohio-5467, an Ohio Appeals Court held that the Village of Minster was not immune from liability when its negligent removal of a sewer system caused damage to the landowner’s homes. In this case, the village argued it is a political subdivision immune from liability from the […]