Wrongful Termination Cases

discipline of state employee unacceptable personal conduct tardiness and absences ALJ review of agency decision just cause for discipline.

Employment at-will Defamation

Arbitration award, collective bargaining agreement, police officer, public policy. The arbitration award modifying a police officer's termination to a substantial suspension, without back pay and benefits, drew its essence from the collective bargaining agreement, was not unlawful, arbitrary, or…

Trial court did not err by granting motion for judgment on the pleadings on claim for wrongful termination. Construing the material allegations contained in the complaint as true and in favor of appellant, the trial court properly concluded that appellant was a casual or day-to-day substitute…

Employment termination

Administrative Law, Just Cause, State Employee

employment at will doctrine - public policy exception - tort

Single joint employer doctrine retaliatory discharge sexual harassment/hostile work environment jury interrogatories plain error closing arguments

In the absence of a genuine issue of material fact, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of Miami Valley Hospital on Noelle Diller's claims of sexual harassment (hostile environment) and retaliation. While the trial court abused its discretion in striking Exhibits B, C,…

Magistrate's decision adopted. The magistrate properly stated the pertinent facts and applied the appropriate law to find that relator had demonstrated that the doctor's report on which the Industrial Commission's hearing officer had relied exclusively in awarding permanent total disability…

The Unemployment Compensation Review Commission did not err.

The trial court did not err in denying appellant's motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Civ.R. 60(B). Appellant's Civ.R. 60(B) motion was not an appropriate mechanism to challenge the trial court's judgment affirming a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Review Commission denying…