Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
Following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, limited guidance has been provided to school districts regarding transitioning transgender employees. In Bostock, the Supreme Court held that firing an employee based on their sexual orientation or gender identification status was a violation of Title VII’s prohibition of discrimination […]
In the case of State ex rel. Anderson v State Teachers Retirement Sys. Bd., 2021-Ohio-1378, an Ohio Appeals Court held that the State Teachers Retirement System (“STRS”) made a valid recalculation decreasing the retirement credit for a Superintendent who offered no proof of service for two school years. In this case, the former Superintendent sought […]
In the case of Pettay v. DeVry Univ., Inc., 2021-Ohio-1380, an Ohio Appeals Court held that DeVry University used non-discriminatory methods to execute a reduction in force and the former employee had no basis for an age discrimination claim. A former professor brought a claim against the university alleging that he was terminated based on […]
In the case of A.J.R v. Lute, 2020-Ohio-5168, the Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a teacher and school officials acted recklessly after a Kindergarten student reported being bullied. The family of the student claimed three school district employees were aware the alleged bully was a known risk and that they failed to protect the student, […]
In the case of Ames v Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trustees, 2021-Ohio-1369, an Ohio Appeals Court held that an injunction issued regarding the Board of Trustee’s failure to comply with the Open Meetings Act required subsequent consideration for additional violations. Here, an individual appealed an injunction, alleging that the injunction failed to address all the […]
In the case of Cline v Tecumseh Local Bd. Of Edn., 2021-Ohio-1329, the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals upheld the trial courts finding that Tecumseh was entitled to statutory immunity for allowing children to ride the bus without permission because the parent failed to put forth necessary facts to overcome the immunity. In this […]
In the case of State ex rel. Neal v Cincinnati, 2021-Ohio-1276, an Ohio Appeals Court held that a firefighter was not entitled to a promotion by order of the court because the firefighter had no legal right to a promotion, nor did the city have a duty to provide the same. In this case, a […]
In the case of Ksiazek v. Columbiana Cty. Port Auth., 2021-Ohio-1267, the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals upheld a motion for summary judgment by the port authority in an age discrimination and retaliation case because Ksiazek could not establish that she was replaced by a substantially younger individual nor could she establish she was […]