Higgins v. Gordon Jewelry Corp.

HABHAB, Judge.

The plaintiff applied for a job with the defendant jewelry store in the Council Bluffs mall in August 1984. At that time, she took a variety of tests which revealed that she had been treated by a psychiatrist for past emotional problems and that she had used drugs. Nonetheless, the defendant was hired as a bookkeeper-cashier.

Later, the defendant’s regional manager advised the store manager that he wanted the plaintiff fired because of her past medical problems. Her firing was ordered even though she was a model employee.

Finally, in January 1985, after pressure was exerted by his…