Legal Opinion
Shumaker v. Iowa Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 20, 1995No. 94-1454PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants on the basis of claim preclusion in the plaintiffs suit for sexual harassment under Iowa Code chapter 601A (1989) (now chapter 216). We affirm.
Rebecca Shumaker filed suit in federal district court, alleging employment discrimination and sexual harassment. Her complaint included a federal Title VII claim (see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e) and an Iowa Civil Rights claim (see Iowa Code ch. 601A (1989)). The defendants named were the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Shumaker’s immediate supervisors.
The federal court…
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