Henkel Corp. v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission

The Iowa Civil Rights Commission appeals from a district court ruling on petition for judicial review reversing the commission’s final decision and dismissing Stanley Deck’s complaint under Iowa Code chapter 601A (1989). We affirm.

Stanley Deck was an employee of Henkel Corporation in Keokuk, Iowa, from March 1980 until his discharge in January 1985. Deck first worked for Henkel in the area of sanitation. He was subsequently transferred to general plant work and then to the vitamin department.

In April 1983, Deck suffered a mental breakdown which led to repeated hospitalizations and treatment…