DeKalb Agresearch, Inc. v. Iowa Employment Security Commission

HARRIS, Justice.

This dispute stems from the uniqueness of an operation conducted on a 160 acre farm. The question is whether seasonal employees of the operation are agricultural and hence exempt from the employment security law. The trial court ruled the employees were agricultural and not entitled to employment benefits. We agree and affirm the trial court.

Section 96.19(7)(g), The Code, 1973, lists and defines various categories of employment excluded from the employment security act. Section 96.19(7)(g)(4) excludes and defines agricultural labor as follows:

“For purposes of this chapter, the…