Legal Opinion
Vivian v. Madison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 13, 1999No. 98-849PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
This case comes to us as a certified question of law from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Specifically, we are asked:
Is a supervisory employee subject to individual liability for unfair employment practices under Iowa Code section 216.6(1) of the Iowa Civil Rights Act?
This question is certified to us pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 684A (1997). We conclude that the Iowa Civil Rights Act does authorize the subjecting of a supervisory employee to individual liability.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings
Plaintiff, Wendy Vivian, filed a multi-count…
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