In the case of Lamb v. Reynoldsburg Civ. Serv. Comm., 2021-Ohio-2322, then Tenth District Court of Appeals upheld the termination of a janitor from a school district for exhibiting threatening behavior and creating a hostile work environment.
Here, the employee appealed the decision, stating there was insufficient evidence to support the employee’s termination and the evidence that was submitted demonstrated that the employee was acting in self-defense. The Court of Appeals disagreed.
The Court reasoned that an administrative agency decision receives deference from the Court and that the evidence in the record provided the requisite amount of support to validate the termination decision.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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