Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
As part of HB 436 which became effective on April 12, 2021, the Ohio Dyslexia Committee was formed as part of an effort to offer support for children who may be dyslexic. A main responsibility of the committee is to develop best practices and methods for dyslexia screening, intervention, and remediation. These practices will be […]
In the case of State ex rel. Armatas v. Plain Twp. Bd. of Trustees, 2021-Ohio-1176, the Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a decision to hire lawyers was a “delegation of a public duty of the township,” and if so, whether the legal invoices must be disclosed pursuant to a public records request. The Court held […]
In the case of Stanford v. Northmont City Schools, 2021-Ohio-872, the Second Appellate District Court held that an appeal for a suspension that has already been served may be rendered moot in the absence of an exception to the mootness doctrine. The Stanford family argued that the trial court erred in using its authority to […]
In the case of Tomlin v. City of Akron, 2021-Ohio-819, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals held that dismissal of Tomlin’s case was an error because the trial court used an outdated version of the Ohio manual of uniform traffic control devices in their analysis. The trial court granted the city immunity from the […]
In the case of Lam v. City of Cleveland, 2021-Ohio-205, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that it was proper for the City of Cleveland to pay its employees the difference between their wages working at the city and their wages working for the military while on military leave. In this case, the […]
In the case of Moody v. Ohio Dpt. Of Health & Addiction Servs. 2021-Ohio-1525, the Court held that an employee who receives paid suspensions in accordance with a progressive discipline policy cannot use those suspensions as evidence in a discrimination claim. In this case, the Court determined that plaintiff did not present enough evidence to […]
In the case of Creveling v. Lakepark Industries, Inc. 2021-Ohio-764, the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals held that returning to work after filing a worker’s compensation claim was not a protected activity under R.C. 4123.90, and isolated derogatory remarks do not create a causal link between an employee filing a claim and being fired […]
In the case of Norgart v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., the Fourth Appellate District Court of Ohio held that a “working interview” may constitute employment and quitting without just cause after a working interview may disqualify a person from collecting unemployment compensation. Here, the government entity argued that the individual’s working interview […]