Streetsboro Education Ass'n v. Streetsboro City School District Board of Education

The issue presented is whether the provision contained in the parties’ collective bargaining agreement, Section C(l)(b), Article 3,1 specifying that appellant shall not be' responsible for paying the employer’s share of retirement payments made to STRS for an unpaid leave of absence, is valid and enforceable. Appellees claim that the provision is not enforceable because R.C. 3307.5122 specifically requires appellant to pay STRS the employer’s share whenever an employee who is a member of STRS elects to purchase service credit following a period of approved absence or leave. For the reasons…