Meier v. Noble Hospitality, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PRATT, District Judge.

The Plaintiff, Ms. Meier, filed this lawsuit for pregnancy discrimination under Title VII and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (“ICRA”) on October 26th, 2000 in the Iowa District Court of Polk County. On November 29th the Defendant, Noble Hospitality, Inc. (“Noble”) removed the case to this Court. Noble now moves for summary judgment and for the foregoing reasons, the motion is denied.

I. Facts

Ms. Meier was hired as the Food and Beverage Supervisor at a Holiday Inn hotel owned by Noble in April 1999. In her position, Ms. Meier was responsible for…