Butts v. Iowa Department of Job Service

HARRIS, Justice.

This is a dispute over unemployment benefits which were denied for a part of the term of claimant’s pregnancy and recovery. Both the agency, the Iowa department of job service, and the district court on review, determined the claimant was ineligible for benefits for the disputed period. We agree.

Claimant was employed by a Des Moines motel from January 31, 1980, until May 14, 1980. She worked full time as a maid and was paid on an hourly basis. Her job required her to lift stacks of sheets and do other bending and stooping normally associated with cleaning tasks and bed making.…