Anderson v. Warren Distribution Co.

Samuel K. Anderson appeals from a district court decision upholding the Employment Appeal Board’s denial of unemployment benefits. Anderson claims he should not be denied benefits because he contends that his discharge pursuant to Iowa Code section 730.5 (1989) did not constitute misconduct.

Anderson, a resident of Council Bluffs, was employed in stocking and receiving for Warren Distribution Company of Omaha, Nebraska. The company informed its employees on September 1, 1988, that they would be subjected to drug screening, pursuant to Iowa Code section 730.5(7), as a part of their annual…