Sims v. NCI Holding Corp.

HECHT, Justice.

An employee was discharged from employment after his urine sample tested positive for an illegal drug. The employer provided the employee with oral notice of his right to a confirmatory retest of the sample. The employee subsequently filed this action alleging the employer violated Iowa’s “drug-free workplaces” statute by failing to give written notice of his right to request a confirmatory test. The district court found the employer substantially complied with the statute by providing ■written notice six months after the termination, but entered judgment in the employee’s…