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 Perkins Twp. v. Intl. Assn. of Firefighters, Local 1953, 6th Dist. Eire No.E-18-041, 2019-Ohio-3706, an Ohio appellate court held that a conciliator may choose a proposed final offer that provides more employee benefits than required by the Fair Labor and Standards Act (“FLSA”) In this case, a township and its fire […]
In the case of Johnson-Newberry v. Cuyahoga Cty. Child & Family Servs., 2019-Ohio-3655, an Ohio appellate court held that an employee who allegedly aided and abetted discrimination by a public employer is not entitled to statutory immunity. In this case, a county employee brought legal action against the county, as well as the employee’s supervisor, […]
In the case of Neal v. Treglia, 2019-Ohio-3609, an Ohio appellate court held that a volunteer did not have a property interest in an appointed, volunteer sheriff department position and, therefore, was not entitled to dispute termination of the appointed, volunteer position. In this case, an individual was appointed to a volunteer sheriff department position […]
In the case of Meinerding v. Coldwater Exempted Village School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2019-Ohio-3611, an Ohio appellate court held that a teacher who chose to resign prior to the initiation of termination proceedings quit “without just cause” and was, therefore, not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits. In this case, a teacher was placed on […]
In the case of Gallow v. Pittis, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150119, an Ohio federal district court held that public employees are not entitled to a name-clearing hearing regarding alleged defamation unless the alleged defamation is connected to that employee’s actual termination. In this case, a superintendent publicly accused a teacher of falsifying time sheets […]
In the case of Stallman v. Midwest Bldgs. & Supply Co., 4th Dist. Highland No. 18CA16, 2019-Ohio-3582, an Ohio appellate court held that the exclusive remedy to an injured employee is the workers’ compensation system absent a showing of deliberate intent to harm the employee for any claims of employer intentional torts. In this case, […]
In the case of A.R. v. Toledo City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2019-Ohio-3402, an Ohio appellate court held that statutory immunity may not be granted to school employees when there was a factual dispute over whether the school employees knew of alleged student bullying. In this case, a student was allegedly subjected to verbal […]
In the case of T.B. v. Summit Cty. Children Servs. Bd., 2019-Ohio-3346, an Ohio appellate court held that a children services agency was entitled to statutory immunity but the immunity of the public employees could not be determined prior to trial with respect to the sexual abuse of two children placed by the agency. In […]