In the case of State Employment Relations Bd. v. Youngstown., 2021-Ohio-4552, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in holding a city in contempt for failing to abide by a court’s order.
Here, the state employment relations board (“SERB”) filed a petition seeking reinstatement the “contractual status quo” that existed between the City and the Union, specifically seeking an order from the Court enjoining the City from eliminating three Battalion Chief positions. The city argued that the basis for the injunction had passed and the trial should no longer hold the City in contempt.
The Court of Appeals reasoned that absent any evidence that the court abused its discretion in finding the city in contempt, the trial court did not err in holding the city in contempt here.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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