State ex rel. Ohio Ass'n of Public School Employees v. Batavia Local School District Board of Education

Appellants initially contend that the court of appeals erred in determining that the collective bargaining agreement prevailed over the statutory rights for nonteaching employees in R.C. 3319.081. Specifically, appellants contend that the layoff provision of the collective bargaining agreement does not expressly preempt the bargaining unit employees’ statutory employment contracts and other rights guaranteed by R.C. 3319.081. In contrast, appellees argue that pursuant to R.C. 4117.10(A), the employment relationship between the ' parties is governed by the collective bargaining agreement.…