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Ritz v. Wapello County Board of Supervisors

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 3, 1999No. 97-2134PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CADY, Justice.

A terminated employee appeals the dismissal of her petition alleging violations of the Iowa Civil Rights Act and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. We reverse the district court decision and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Cindy Ritz was employed by the Wapel-lo County Board of Health as a nurse administrator. She initiated this action in district court on April 4, 1997, against the Wapello County Board of Supervisors and Board of Health, as well as the chair person of the Board of Health (collectively referred to as Wapello County)…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Delaware State College v. RicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Chardon v. FernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Emra Joseph Bonham v. Dresser Industries, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  4. Romano v. Rockwell International, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Judy C. EGELSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT GENESEO Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  3. In Re the Marriage of OklandSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  4. Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake University A/K/A Drake University Law SchoolSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014
  5. Trobaugh v. SondagSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003

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