Legal Opinion
IBP, Inc. v. Iowa Employment Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 22, 1999No. 98-477PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. (IBP) was fined a total penalty of $125,500 by the Iowa labor commissioner for alleged violations of Iowa Code chapter 88. (1993), the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Act (IOSHA), and its rules and regulations. The alleged violations were charged after an ammonia leak occurred at the IBP meat packing facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa. An employee of a subcontractor performing cleaning services at the IBP facility died of exposure to ammonia. The Iowa Employment Appeal Board (EAB or the agency) upheld the penalty.
Upon IBP’s petition for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and Raymond Hendrix, D/B/A Alsea Lumber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- New York State Electric & Gas Corporation v. Secretary of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Mortimer v. Fruehauf Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1993
- P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor v. The L.E. Myers Company, High Voltage Division, and Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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- Maryland Commissioner of Labor & Industry v. Cole Roofing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Iannone v. Iowa Department of Revenue & FinanceSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Mauk v. State Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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