The Civil Newsletter contains summaries of legal opinions, case reviews and new legislation. Below is an index of articles in each issue. If you would like to receive this newsletter, please contact Melanie Hart at (330) 643-2800 or hart@prosecutor.summitoh.net.

May 2012

· Who is a Vexatious Litigator?

· Case Summary: Ott v. Veterans Service Commission

· The Latest on NEORSD

January 2012
· Is Your Contract Worker Really an Employee?

Fall 2011

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Civil Division Prosecutors

· New County Legislative Districts

· Employee Political Activity Is Your Contract Worker Really an Employee?

· Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club and Rothrock Road Closure

· NEORSD Update

· VAWA Compliance

· Akron & Barberton Health Departments Merge with County

 

Spring 2011

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Take Me Home Program

· House Bill 202

· Public Records Request

· Collective Bargaining

· Political Activity

· Internet Cafes and Sweepstakes Businesses

· NEORSD Update

· Newest Civil Attorney

· County Council Meetings

 

Fall 2010

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re NEORSD v. Bath Township, et al.

· Meet our Civil Division Attorneys

· FMLA: What You Need to Know

· Law Library Resources Board

· Ballot Guidelines

 

Spring 2010

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Storm Water Management

· Who Gets to Treat Storm Water

 

Fall 2009

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Employment Law

· New Developments in Employment Laws

 

Winter 2009

· Role of our Civil Division before and after litigation has been filed

· County Immunity from Suit Under State Law

 

Summer 2008

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Changes to the Ohio Public Records Act

· Updates to the Ohio Public Records Act

 

Spring 2008

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Adult Protective Services

· Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse

 

Winter 2008

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Sex Offender in the Neighborhood

· Senate Bill 10: Ohio’s Implementation of the Federal Adam Walsh Act

 

Summer 2007

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Healthy Workplace

· Avoiding Foreclosure of Your Home

 

Winter 2007

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Home Foreclosures

· Alcohol and Substance Abuse Policy

 

Fall 2006

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re ADM Board

· The Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board of Summit County 

 

Summer 2006

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Identity Theft

· Identity Theft

 

Spring 2006

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re the Election Process

· Campaign Sign Zoning Restrictions

 

Summer 2005

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

· Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

  

Spring 2005

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Bankruptcy Petitions

· Highlights from the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

 

Winter 2005

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re FMLA and Workers Compensation Leave

· The Interplay between Workers Compensation Leave and The Family and Medical Leave Act

 

Fall 2004

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Employee Wage and Benefit Regulation

· The Fair Labor Standards Act

 

Summer 2004

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re the Election Process

· Can it Happen Here? The issue of Chads

 

Spring 2004

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re qualifications of our Civil Prosecutors

· Forms of Local Government in Ohio

 

Winter 2004

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Ohio Public Records Law

· Compliance with Ohio’s Public Records Law

  

Fall 2003

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Our duty to perform under the O.R.C.

· Individual Liability

 

Summer 2003

·  A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Role of Prosecutor

· HIPPA and the Maintenance and Release of Personnel Files

  

Spring 2003

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re clients represented by the Civil Division

· The Scope of Review for R.C. § 2506 Appeals

 

Fall 2002

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re management changes

· Compatibility of Public Positions

 

Summer 2002

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Duties of Civil Division

· Ohio’s New Annexation Statute

  

Spring 2002

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re Role of Civil Division

· The Role of the Prosecutor’s Office in Adult Protective Services Cases

  

Winter 2002

· A Message from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh re 2001 Accomplishments

· Workers’ Compensation Law

  

Fall 2001

· Profile of Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh

· Profile of Civil Division Attorneys

· Procedure for Legal Opinions

· The Family Medical Leave Act

· Duties of the Civil Division