Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
In the case of Burch v. Ohio Farmers Ins. Co., 2023-Ohio-912, an appellate court held that an employee asserting pregnancy discrimination claims that accrued prior to the April 15, 2021 effective date for revisions to employment discrimination claims brought under R.C. Chapter 4112 did not require that the employee to either exhaust her administrative remedies, […]
In the case of Perez v. Sturgis Pub. Schools, 143 S.Ct. 859, 215 L.Ed.2d 95 (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a plaintiff is not required to exhaust the administrative process set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) when the plaintiff is seeking relief that the IDEA cannot supply under […]
In the case of State ex rel. Richardson v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Retirement Sys., 2023-Ohio-901, an appellate court held that a retired employee did not have five years of total service credit to qualify for retirement benefits under Ohio law because she had 2.999 of contributing service credit and 2.666 years of purchased service credit. […]
In the case of State ex rel. Spivey v. Lauger, 2023-Ohio-888, an appellate court held that neither a private mailroom clerk nor private prison were either a public officer or public office pursuant to R.C. 149.43. In this case, a public record requester argued that (1) the private mailroom clerk and prison were functional public […]
In the case of Hicks v. Union Twp., 2023-Ohio-874, an appellate court held that email and mailing distribution lists for a township newsletter were not records under R.C. 149.43 as they did not document a governmental function of the township. In this case, a public record requester argued that the email and mailing lists documented […]
In the case of Redding v. United States Parachute Assn., Inc., 2023-Ohio-884, an appellate court held that a former member of the United States Parachute Association (“USPA”) may have pled sufficient facts to overcome a motion to dismiss an Ohio Whistleblower claim under R.C. 4113.52, but failed in his other cause of action because there […]
In the case of Greenberg v. Toledo Pub. Schools, 2023-Ohio-864, an appellate court held that a former teacher could not prevail upon alleged hostile-work environment, sexual harassment claims against a school district as the school district took timely and appropriate action to address the harassment as soon as the school district had either actual or […]
In the case of Knox Cty. v. M.Q., 62 F.4th 978 (6th Cir.2023), a federal appellate court held that (1) the school violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act’s (“IDEA”) mandate that students receive their education in the least restrictive environment when the school tried to place the student in a comprehensive development classroom (“CDC-A”) […]