Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Iowa Department of Job Service
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 14, 1979No. 62868PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
This appeal involves the question of whether a worker voluntarily quit her employment without good cause attributable to her employer. See § 96.5(1), The Code 1979. No issue of exemption is raised in this case.
The evidence shows that claimant Lucille Ellis, a housekeeper, is allergic to the pollen or the mold or dust on evergreen trees. She testified this “stuff” gets in the air and “clogs [my] sinus and gives [me] a sore throat,” and that a previous employer used an artificial tree at Christmas time to accommodate her allergy.
Ellis applied for employment as a housekeeper…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Davenport v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- City of Des Moines v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Rowen v. LeMars Mutual Insurance Co. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- City of Fort Dodge v. Iowa Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Young Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Iowa Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Green v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Cook v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Taylor v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- New Homestead v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Community Lutheran School v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
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