Eaton v. Iowa Employment Appeal Board

TERNUS, Justice.

Appellant, Jack Eaton, was terminated from his employment after he failed a drug test requested by his employer, appellee Deere & Company. He was later denied unemployment compensation benefits on the basis of misconduct. This denial was affirmed by the appellee, Iowa Employment Appeal Board, and later by the district court. On appeal from the decision of the district court, we conclude that the drug test, upon which the finding of misconduct rested, violated the restrictions on employee drug testing set forth in Iowa Code section 730.5 (1997). Because we hold that an illegal…