Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder, Co., L.P.A. (MRR), is proud to announce that Columbus attorney Stacy V. Pollock is now an Ohio Bar Association Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law. This certification marks Ms. Pollock as one of a small number of attorneys in the state of Ohio to have earned this distinction. In order […]
By Tami Hannon Most public agencies understand that their records are public. But what about those records created by private individuals hired by a public agency? Specifically, what about notes taken by a private individual while conducting an investigation on behalf of the agency? A recent decision issued by the Ohio Court of Claims indicates […]
Notes from the House of Representatives HB No. 91 was introduced to develop and conduct a chief of police training course for newly appointed village, city, and township chiefs of police. HB No. 102 was introduced to replace locally levied school district property taxes with a statewide property tax and require recipients of certain tax […]
Notes from the House of Representatives HB No. 52 was introduced to regulate the solicitation of certain deeds. HB No. 53 was introduced to remove any requirement under the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Law that public employees join or pay dues to any employee organization, to prohibit public employers from requiring public employees to join […]
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder (MRR) is pleased to announce that attorney Stacy Pollock of the firm’s Columbus, Ohio, office (MRR) is now a member of the COSI Community Board. Since its opening in 1964, COSI, a nationally recognized non-profit science museum, has hosted over 33 million people from all 50 states and around the world, […]
Notes from the House of Representatives HB No. 2 was introduced to modify Ohio civil rights laws related to employment. HB No. 3 was introduced to create the DataOhio Board, to specify requirements for posting public records online, to require the Auditor of State to adopt rules regarding a uniform accounting system for public offices, […]
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A. (MRR) announced today that Chenee M. Castruita has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. Castruita focuses her practice in the areas of civil rights and government liability, employment and labor law, and insurance coverage and bad faith claims. A graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of […]
By Tami Hannon It may surprise you to know that until recently, no rule required an employer to have a procedure in place for an employee to report a workplace illness or injury. No rule expressly protected employees who reported workplace illnesses or injuries from retaliation. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration remedied this issue […]
Law enforcement officers are generally immune from liability and may only be held civilly liable under federal law if, (1) the officers violate an individual’s constitutional rights and (2) that constitutional right was clearly established at the time of the violation. The United States Supreme Court recently issued an opinion discussing the second prong of […]
By Tom Mazanec and Mary Beth Klemencic Ohio’s Dram Shop Act was found not to be the exclusive remedy for a third party to hold liquor permit holders liable for the actions of an intoxicated patron in a recent ruling in Sharon Snyder, et al. v. Julio Vargas, et al., Case No. CV-15-839575 in the […]