Legal Opinion
Peoples Memorial Hospital v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 21, 1982No. 66446PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
The district court reversed an order of respondent Iowa Civil Rights Commission (Commission) which found petitioner Peoples Memorial Hospital (PMH) guilty of sex discrimination. In our view of the case a single issue is dispositive: Whether there is substantial evidence in the record before the Commission to support its finding of sex discrimination. We find that there is not and therefore affirm the district court order.
The findings of fact made by the Commission’s hearing officer indicates the following chain of events. PMH, located in Independence, employed Sharon Thomas…
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