Sierra v. Employment Appeal Board

SNELL, Justice.

On this appeal we decide whether appellee, Michele Sierra, who was placed on forced medical leave from her job with Eagle Food Centers because she suffered from epileptic seizures, is eligible for unemployment benefits. An administrative law judge found Sierra unable to work and thus ineligible for unemployment compensation under Iowa law. The district court found Sierra able to work and reversed the agency decision. The employer, Eagle Food Centers (“Eagle”), along with the Employment Appeal Board, appeal from the district court’s reversal of the action pursuant to the Iowa…