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Merit Decision. Court upholds Ohio’s Smoke Free Workplace Act. Wymsylo v. Bartec.

By Marianna Bettman on May 24, 2012

Update: On July 25, 2012 the Court refused, by a vote of 6-1, to grant reconsideration in this case. Justice O’Donnell dissented.

On May 23, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in Wymsylo* v. Bartec, Inc.* 2012-Ohio-2187. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court upheld the constitutionality…

Oral Argument Preview: Blowin’ Smoke. A Constitutional Challenge to Ohio’s Smoke Free Workplace Law. Jackson v. Bartec, Inc.

By Marianna Bettman on October 16, 2011

Update: The merit decision in this case was handed down May 23, 2012. Read the analysis of the decision here.

On October 19 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Jackson v. Bartec, Inc., which challenges the enforcement of Ohio’s smoking ban law, O.R.C. Chapter 3794. At issue in the…