Case Name: Cheek, Respondent, v. Industrial Powder Coatings, Inc. et al., Petitioners
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1999-03-10
Citations: 84 Ohio St. 3d 534
Docket Number: No. 97-1962
Parties: Cheek, Respondent, v. Industrial Powder Coatings, Inc. et al., Petitioners.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 84
Pages: 534–534

Head Matter:
Cheek, Respondent, v. Industrial Powder Coatings, Inc. et al., Petitioners.
[Cite as Cheek v. Indus. Powder Coatings, Inc. (1999), 84 Ohio St.3d 534.]
(No. 97-1962
Submitted February 10, 1999
Decided March 10, 1999.)
Reese M. Wineman, for respondent.
Ziegler, Metzger & Miller L.L.P., Stephen M. Bales and John E. Redeker, for petitioners.

Opinion:
Pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII, the United States District Court certified the question of "Whether an individual employee, not otherwise deemed to be an 'employer' under the statute, may be individually liable for alleged violations of the employment discrimination provisions of the Ohio Civil Rights Act, Ohio Rev.Code § 4112.01(A)(2), 4112.02(A) & 4112.99?"
Our response is in the affirmative. See Genaro v. Gent. Transport, Inc. (1999), 84 Ohio St.3d 293, 703 N.E.2d 782.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.
Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.