Legal Opinion
Karen McQuistion v. City of Clinton, Iowa Mark Regenwether Jeffrey Farwell And Jeffrey Horne
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 24, 2015No. 14–0413PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CADY, Chief Justice.
In this case, we are presented with the question whether a city discriminates under the Iowa "Civil Rights Act and the Iowa Constitution by refusing to accommodate a pregnant émployee with light duties when requested due to her pregnancy. The district court, granted summary judgment to the defendants,-City of Clinton and three of its employees, finding as a matter of law no discrimination had occurred. On our review, we adapt our test for the evaluation of pregnancy discrimination claims and remand the case to the district court to consider the statutory civil rights claim…
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