Employment Law Court Rulings

This is the second appeal of this case involving a former state employee's claim for alleged unpaid holiday compensation. In 2015, pursuant to statutory authority, the governor decided that the State would observe the Columbus Day holiday on Friday, November 27, 2015, instead of on Monday, October…

A sheriff's office demoted an employee for failing to follow official policies and procedures during an arrest. The employee appealed to the civil service merit board. After a hearing, the board found the employee had neglected his duty as the ranking officer at the scene of the arrest. But the…

Race discrimination, gender discrimination, R.C. 4112. Civ.R. 53, employment discrimination, reverse discrimination, gender, race. Plaintiff, a white male, brought claims for race and gender discrimination in violation of R.C. 4112. The case proceeded to trial before a magistrate. The magistrate…

This case involves a challenge to a decision to non-renew the employment of a non-tenured teacher. The plaintiff brought suit challenging her non-renewal on the basis that she did not receive six required observations per school year. In her complaint, the plaintiff challenged the non-renewal…

A jury convicted the Defendant, Jeremy Ward, of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, employment of a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit aggravated burglary, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. On appeal, the Defendant asserts that the evidence regarding identity was…

Father appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment. Discerning no abuse of discretion in the trial court's decision, we affirm and remand for a determination of Mother's fees incurred in this appeal.