City of Adel v. Wise

Fletcher, Justice.

Appellee Wise was employed as a fire captain for appellant, the *54City of Adel. Wise sustained an on-the-job injury for which he was treated and placed on light-duty work. When Wise declared his inability to perform the light-duty work, the city offered him a job as a dispatcher for the city’s police department, with the promise that as soon as Wise was physically able, he would be returned to his job with the fire department at no loss of pay or seniority. It is undisputed that Wise is physically capable of performing the proffered job. However, Wise declined this position…