Legal Opinion
Board of Supervisors v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 23, 1998No. 96-1803PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
The Board of Supervisors of Buchanan County, as a former employer of Alice J. Peyton, appeal from a district court order upholding the finding of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission that the county had discriminated against Peyton based on gender. Because we conclude that the civil rights commission erred in its application of important legal principles, we reverse the district court’s decision. We remand the case to that court with directions to vacate the order of the commission and remand the case to the commission for further action consistent with our opinion.
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