State ex rel. Ohio Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. State Employment Relations Board

{¶ 1} This appeal tests the validity of an amendment to R.C. 3318.31, which the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”) had applied to exclude certain employees from the collective-bargaining process. Because we conclude that the amendment to R.C. 3318.31 violated the one-subject rule of the Ohio Constitution, we affirm the court of appeals’ judgment granting the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (“OCSEA”) a writ of mandamus.

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{¶ 2} Pursuant to its collective-bargaining agreement with the state of Ohio, relator-appellee, OCSEA, is the exclusive bargaining representative for certain…