Chubb v. Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

We are asked to determine whether the state may assert the doctrines of waiver and estoppel in an appeal by a public employee seeking to claim the statutory protection of classified civil service following the termination of employment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and hold that, in an appeal pursuant to R.C. 124.34 by a terminated public employee who claims classified status, the state may assert defenses of waiver and estoppel if the employee has accepted appointment to a position designated as unclassified and also has accepted the benefits of…