FDL Foods, Inc. v. Employment Appeal Board, Department of Inspections & Appeals

HAYDEN, Judge.

In May 1983, James L. Lambert began work as a laborer for FDL, a meat packer. He previously worked for many years for *886Dubuque Packing Company, FDL’s predecessor. Lambert is a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers’ Union. The union and FDL are parties to a collective bargaining agreement. In 1984, Lambert began experiencing breathing problems, which have been diagnosed as severe obstructive airway disease, asthmatic bronchitis, chronic obstructive lung disease, and emphysema. Although Lambert’s condition was not caused by his job, certain conditions or irritants, some…