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Can Employees Challenge Forced COVID Leave Through Civil Service Commission?
Jeffrey Harmon and David Beasley v. City of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Civil Service Commission, Case No. 2023-0559
First District Court of Appeals (Hamilton County)

ISSUES:
- Does a trial court lack jurisdiction to consider a lawsuit if the underlying claim depends on an interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement?
- If a municipal civil service commission determines that its rules don't entitle a party to a hearing, must the trial court defer to that interpretation?
January 9, 2024