In the formal opinion issued by the Ohio Attorney General (“AG”), the AG stated that justices on the Ohio Supreme Court are not disqualified from participating in the COVID-19 vaccination monetary incentive program. Here, the AG analyzed Article IV, Section 6(B) of the Ohio Constitution which outlines what is and is not permissible judicial compensation. […]
In the case State ex rel. Terra State Community College v. Ohio School Bd. Emps. Retirement Sys., 2021-Ohio-3652, the Tenth District Court of Appeals adopted the magistrate’s decision which recommended denial of a college’s writ of mandamus seeking to compel the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio Board (“SERS”) to vacate its determination awarding SERS […]
In the case Martin v. Dir., Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., 2021-Ohio-3656, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in affirming the denial of unemployment compensation benefits for an employee that quit employment without just cause. Here, the employee filed for unemployment benefits after leaving employment […]
In the case State ex rel. Griffin v. Sehlmeyer, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-3624, the Ohio Court of Claims held that a public records request was invalid because it does not request an existing record. Here, an inmate requested the “names only” of five offenders who were murdered under the custody of the former warden. The […]
In the case State ex rel. Gowdy v Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Elections, 2021-Ohio-3603, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that a mayoral candidate was not entitled to appear on the East Cleveland ballot for the upcoming election simply because the candidate came in second place in the primary election. Here, the petitioner argues […]
In the case State ex rel. Ryan Alternative Staffing, Inc. v. Moss, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-3539, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a good-faith alternative job offer accommodating an injured employee could eliminate the temporary total disability benefit. Here, an employee argued that they were entitled to benefits because the rejection to the change in […]