Legal Opinion
Smidt v. Porter
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 8, 2005No. 03-1124PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
A public relations firm fired a pregnant employee after she asked about maternity leave. The employee sued. She claimed unlawful discrimination, breach of contract, fraud, and violations of the overtime-pay provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. She later attempted to amend her petition to add a wrongful discharge claim. The district court dismissed the entire suit on the firm’s motion for summary judgment and denied the employee’s request to amend her petition. We reverse dismissal of the employee’s unlawful discrimination and breach of contract claims, but…
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