Abel v. Iowa Department of Personnel

Petitioners, park rangers, appealed from a district court judgment affirming the Iowa Department of Personnel’s decision rejecting their request to have their positions as Park Rangers 2 and 3 reclassified as Public Service Executive 1. The court of appeals reversed and remanded, directing that the rangers be classified as Public Service Executive 1. We granted further review. We now vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the judgment of the district court.

Petitioners are park rangers employed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. They currently hold positions classified as…