Legal Opinion
Melissa Nelson v. James H. Knight DDS, P.C. and James Knight
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 12, 2013No. 11–1857PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Justice.1
Can a male employer terminate a longtime female employee because the employer’s wife, due to no fault of the employee, is concerned about the nature of the relationship between the employer and the employee? This is the question we are required to answer today. For the reasons stated herein, we ultimately conclude the conduct does not amount to unlawful sex discrimination in violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
We emphasize the limits of our decision. The employee did not bring a sexual harassment or hostile work environment claim; we are not deciding how such a claim…
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