Legal Opinion
Hamer v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 19, 1991No. 90-226PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Victoria Hamer was fired from her position with United Parcel Service (UPS) at its Ottumwa, Iowa, facility, and she filed a claim for sex discrimination under Iowa Code chapter 601A (1983). The Civil Rights Commission awarded damages, ordered her reinstatement, and assessed attorney fees. UPS petitioned for judicial review, and the district court affirmed the Commission’s award except for the award of emotional distress damages, which it reversed. All parties appealed or cross-appealed. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
Hamer began employment at UPS in 1977. In…
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