Crees v. Chiles

I believe that Richard L. Heideman is immune from suit by his employee. This result does not require a legislative act but results from interpretation of the existing statute.

Iowa Code section 85.61 defines the terms employer and worker for purposes of Chapters 85, 86, and 87. The statute expressly states: “unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions of terms shall prevail ...”

Because there are many possible combinations of titles one may possess in a small business, the statute allows the court to interpret the context of a situation to determine whether an individual is…