Weston Hurd is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys Hannah Markel Klang and Brad M. Zebedis to the firm. Klang joins the firm’s Education Law group as a Partner, while Zebedis joins the Education and Employment Law groups as an Associate in the Cleveland office. Prior to joining Weston Hurd, Klang served as a […]
On January 24, 2024, in a 24-9 vote, the Ohio Senate voted to override Governor DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68 (HB 68). Because the House of Representatives previously did the same, this bill, also known as the Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, will become law in 90 days. HB 68 has two […]
Weston Hurd is proud to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers and four were selected as Ohio Rising Stars by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. These exclusive lists are chosen annually by the research team at Super Lawyers. The attorneys were selected using a patented multiphase process that combines peer […]
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas has issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) blocking Governor DeWine and other state agents from implementing the provisions of Ohio House Bill 33 (“HB 33”) that create the Department of Education and Workforce (“DEW”) and strip the State Board of Education of many of its powers. Under the […]
This is Part 5 in a Series of Legal Updates the Education Law Group will be providing on House Bill 33… House Bill 33, the “budget bill,” signed into law on July 3, 2023, clarified numerous provisions impacting schools as they enter the 2023-2024 school year. In this installment of our series, we discuss the […]
As the new school year begins, school administrators should be aware of the Supreme Court’s recent decision related to religious accommodation requests. In Groff v. DeJoy, the Court clarified that denying such a request requires a showing of substantial – not minimal, as previously held – increases in cost for the employer. As a result, […]
This is Part 4 in a Series of Legal Updates the Education Law Group will be providing on House Bill 33… House Bill 33, the “budget bill,” modified and clarified various student-reading requirements as schools enter the 2023-2024 school year and beyond. Importantly, these changes affect the current dyslexia laws and Third Grade Reading Guarantee, […]
The Auditor of State’s office (“AOS”) released its long-awaited levy guidance, which is available for download here. Limitations on activities related to levy and bond issues is a topic that has caused Districts and District officials and employees confusion for some time, but questions surrounding acceptable activities have become even more precarious in recent years […]
