Here is a compendium of current issues that affect Ohio’s public entities, plus McGown & Markling news of note.
In May of 2022 the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a directive which indicates when employees are eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) due to one’s own medical condition or a familial health condition. FMLA allows leave from work when an employee is dealing with a serious medical […]
In the Ohio Attorney General’s formal opinion (2022 Ohio Atty.Gen.Ops. No. 2022-006), the Attorney General held that a person may not serve simultaneously as a local school district board member and as a commissioner of a county park board within the same county. Here, the Attorney General held that the county school board and county […]
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 […]
School districts derive substantial revenue from property taxes. As a result, McGown & Markling recommends that all school districts actively take steps to protect their property valuation – especially when property owners are seeking to reduce property values. If you do not know whether you have property owners seeking to reduce their property values for tax year 2021, […]
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 […]