Iowa Discrimination Law

Brandon King v. United Parcel Service, et al.

Des Moines, Iowa, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued job discrimination theory. Brandon King ended up in federal court because he did not want to work on Saturdays. The district court1 denied his motion to remand the case to state court and granted judgment on the pleadings to his employer, United Parcel Service, Inc. Not all UPS drivers follow the s... More...

$0 (09-26-2025 - IA)

Kathryn A. Mortensen Zimmerman v. Ringgold County, Iowa, et al.

<h2> Des Moines, Iowa civil rights job discrimination lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming sex discrimination. </h2> "Alleged hostile work environment in the county. Zimmerman claimed she was constructively discharged in February 2023. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for sexual discrimination, retaliation, defamation and malicious prosecution. The county and the DCI hav... More...

$0 (09-27-2024 - ia)

Darla Parker v. Greater Regional Health, et al.

Des Moines, Iowa civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a disability job discrimination theory. ... More...

$1 (02-05-2024 - IA)

Ronnie Braggs, Jr. v. Amsted Rail Company, Inc., d/b/a Griffin Wheel

Davenport, Iowa civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination (race) theory. "Job discrimination based on race is illegal in the United States. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This means that employers cannot refuse to ... More...

$0 (08-07-2023 - IA)

Akrum Wadley, et al. v. University of Iowa, et al.

Des Moines, Iowa civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on discrimination in education theories. <table <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Des_Moines_IA_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Des Moines, Iowa"> Federal Courthouse - Des Moines, Iowa <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/iowa/news/... More...

$4175000 (03-06-2023 - IA)

<H2> Scheavella Corley v. CRST Expedited, Inc. </H2>

Cedar Rapids, Iowa civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on job discrimination theories claiming they were discriminated against by Defendant because of their sex. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/iowa/news/cedarrapids/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Cedar Rapids</a> </center> </h1> </table><b... More...

$0 (01-25-2023 - IA)

United States of America v. Juan Goita and 908 Bridge Cooperative

Davenport, Iowa civil litigation lawyer presented Defendant accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing tenants. Landlord Juan Goitia violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement also resolves claims against 908 Bridge Cooperative which, along with Goitia, owned the properties where the harassment occurred. Under the conse... More...

$135000 (05-17-2022 - IA)

Jami Boss v. City of Dubuque and Fire Chief Rick Steines

Dubuque, Iowa civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on sexual harassment and gender discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Jami Boss claimed that she was sexually harassed and discriminated against. Boss has worked for the Dubuque Fire Department since 2011 and now is a fire equipment operator. ... More...

$575000 (02-20-2022 - IA)

Lance Jackson v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Des Moines, Iowa civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation employment discrimination theory.... More...

$0 (04-27-2021 - IA)

United States of America v. Janice Kay Schultz

<center> <img width="400" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/siouxcity_new.jpg"> </center> Dubuque, IA - The United States of America charged Janice Kay Schultz, age 59, with wire fraud. The manager of a Dubuque senior apartment complex, who used a power of attorney to defraud an elderly and disabled nursing home residents. In a plea agreement, Schultz admitted that she m... More...

$0 (07-09-2020 - IA)

Joseph Carter v. Atrium Hospitality

Des Moines, IA - Joseph Carter sued Atrium Hospitality on a civil rights job discrimination (race) theory under 42 U.S.C. 2000e theory.... More...

$0 (01-02-2020 - IA)

Joan Roberts v. Flint Cliffs Manufacturing Corp.

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$1 (10-27-2019 - IA)

James Wanek v. MetLife Group, Inc.

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$1 (07-16-2019 - IA)

William Bennett v. Arbon Equipment Corporation and Rite-Hite Doors, Inc.

<center><a href="https://www.morelaw.com/add/attorney/" target="_new"><img width="600" src="https://www.morelaw.com/images/banners/subscription.gif" target="_new"></a></center> <center> Des Moines, IA - William Bennett sued Arbon Equipment Corporation and Rite-Hite Doors, Inc. on civil rights job discrimination theories. This case was filed in the District Court, Polk County, Iowa... More...

$1 (07-02-2019 - IA)

Joni Lea Andersen v. Lisle Corporation

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$0 (05-10-2019 - IA)

Larry W. Crimmins v. Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation

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$1 (04-08-2019 - IA)

Gerald Stougard v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.

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$1 (02-22-2019 - IA)

Vicki Rupert v. Renal Care Group, Inc.

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> Des Moines, IA - Vicki Rupert sued Renal Care Group, Inc. on a civil rights job discrimination theory.... More...

$0 (02-04-2019 - IA)

Keri Lynn Schaaf v. XPO Logistics, Inc. d/b/a XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> Sioux City, IA - Keri Lynn Schaaf sued XPO Logistics, Inc. d/b/a XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc. on a civil rights job discrimination (sex) theory.... More...

$1 (02-06-2019 - IA)

Aprylle Porter v. Jessica Fulcher, Cheryl Michels and ABM Industry Groups, LLC

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> Waterloo, IA - Aprylle Porter sued Jessica Fulcher, Cheryl Michels and ABM Industry Groups, LLC on a civil rights violation employment discrimination ... More...

$1 (01-23-2019 - IA)

Raul Gardea v. JBS USA, LLC

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-CourtOfAppeals-8thCircuit-Seal.png/150px-US-CourtOfAppeals-8thCircuit-Seal.png"> </center> Appellant Raul Gardea appeals the District Court’s2 grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees JBS USA, LLC and Swift Pork Company (collectively, “JBS”). For the following reasons, ... More...

$0 (02-09-2019 - IA)

Michael Eric Mial v. Iowa Department of Human Services, et al.

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> Cedar Rapids, IA - Michael Eric Mial sued the Iowa Department of Human Services, Charles M Palmer, Richard Shults, Superintendent Cory Turner, Brad Wi... More...

$0 (01-16-2019 - IA)

Frederick Thomas v. Performance Contractors, Inc.

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> Des Moines, IA - Frederick Thomas sued Performance Contractors, Inc. on a civil rights employment discrimination theory. (Age)... More...

$0 (12-19-2018 - IA)

Yoshida Loretta Thomas v. Gray Transportation, Inc.

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$0 (12-12-2018 - IA)

Gardenia de Georgiaine Standish v. Rupp Air Management Systems, et al.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.iasp.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/AnnexBuilding3.jpg"> </center> Waterloo, IA - Gardenia de Georgiaine Standish sued Rupp Air Management Systems and Captive-Aire Systems, Inc on civil rights employment discrimination theories.... More...

$1 (10-28-2018 - IA)

Larry Zubrod v. Shayne Hoch, et al.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.iasp.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/AnnexBuilding3.jpg"> </center> On the night of September 22, 2013, at around 11:25 p.m., Worth County Deputy Isaac Short responded to a domestic disturbance call in Northwood, Iowa. When he arrived, he found Michael Zubrod (“Michael”) brutally attacking his girlfriend, Rhonda Schukei. A prot... More...

$0 (10-28-2018 - IA)

Patricia L. Jensen v. IOC Black Hawk County, Inc.

Waterloo, IA - Patricia L. Jensen sued IOC Black Hawk County, Inc. on a civil rights employment discrimination theory. <center> <h2> Morelaw Receptionist Services <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28404&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">National... More...

$0 (10-18-2018 - IA)

WALTER REED vs. STATE OF IOWA and STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <table> <td>

A federal statute known as Title VI states, “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” See 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (2015). A federal report cited the Department of Tr... More...

$0 (07-19-2018 - IA)

DON WYNGARDEN vs. STATE OF IOWA JUDICIAL BRANCH, JOHN WAUTERS, and BRUCE BUTTEL <table> <td>

Wyngarden, who was born in 1951, was employed as a juvenile court officer (JCO) by the Iowa Judicial Branch.1 His immediate supervisor was Bruce Buttel and Buttel’s supervisor was John Wauters. Wyngarden received an oral reprimand in November 2007, which was not placed in his file. On October 9, 2008, Wyngarden received a written reprimand based on Wauters’s determinatio... More...

$0 (07-19-2018 - IA)

GREGORY BALDWIN vs. CITY OF ESTHERVILLE, IOWA; MATT REINEKE, Individually and in his Official Capacity as an officer of the Estherville Police Department; and MATT HELLICKSON, Individually and in his Official Capacity as an officer of the Estherville Police Department <table> <td>

When we answer a certified question, we rely upon the facts provided with the certified question. See Bd. of Water Works Trs. of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50, 53 (Iowa 2017); Life Inv’rs Ins. Co. of Am. v. Estate of Corrado, 838 N.W.2d 640, 643 (Iowa 2013). Accordingly, we restate the facts as set forth by the federal district court: The incidents giving rise t... More...

$0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

STATE OF IOWA vs. ABRAHAM K. WATKINS <table> <td>

In May 2013, Abraham Watkins was sworn into the Iowa bar and subsequently opened a solo practice in Keosauqua, Iowa. Watkins operated his law practice out of an office located on the first floor or main level of the two-story home he shared with his family. Watkins and his family mostly lived upstairs. However, the home’s kitchen, laundry room, and one of the two bathrooms are located on the ... More...

$0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

Tracey K. Kuehl v. Pamela Sllner

Tracey K. Kuehl (Tracey), Lisa K. Kuehl (Lisa), Kris A. Bell, Nancy A. Harvey, John T. Braumann, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (plaintiffs) brought suit against Pamela Sellner, Tom Sellner, and Cricket Hollow Zoo (defendants) under 1The Honorable Richard W. Goldberg, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation. -2- the Endangered Species Act, 16 U... More...

$0 (04-18-2018 - IA)

United States of America v. Randy Metcalf

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/siouxcity_new.jpg"> </center> A jury convicted Randy Joe Metcalf of committing a hate crime in violation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, 18 U.S.C. § 249(a)(1) (the Act). The district cou 1 rt2 sentenced Metcalf to the statutory maximum sentence of 120 months’... More...

$0 (02-08-2018 - IA)

Joanne Cote v. Derby Insurance Agency, Inc. and Kevin Dorn

Joanne Cote worked for Derby Insurance Agency from 1998 until 2014. In 2014, she sued the agency and Kevin Dorn (collectively, Derby),1 alleging sexual discrimination based on a hostile work environment, as well as the torts of intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault. On interlocutory appeal, Derby challenges the district court’s denial of its motion for summary ... More...

$0 (08-02-2017 - IA)

Gregory Hawkins v. Grinnell Regional Medical Center, et al.

Montezuma, IA - Jury Awards Wrongfully Terminated Employee $4.5 Million Gregory Hawkins, age 63, sued Grinnell Regional Medical Center on age discrimination and retaliation theories claiming that he was fired after the refused the retire from his job after being diagnosed with cancer. Plaintiff was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and underwent many of the normal and surgical... More...

$4500000 (07-26-2017 - IA)

Paul Gerlich; Erin Furleigh v. Steven Leath; Warren Madden; Thomas Hill; Leesha Zimmerman

Iowa State University (ISU) grants student organizations permission to use its trademarks if certain conditions are met. The ISU student chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML ISU) had several of its trademark licensing requests denied because its designs included a cannabis leaf. Two members of the student group subsequently filed this 42 U.S.... More...

$0 (06-13-2017 - IA)

STATE OF IOWA vs. MARTHA ARACELY MARTINEZ <table> <td>

Martha Martinez came to Muscatine with her parents in 1997 when she was eleven years old. She attended Muscatine public schools and worked for several different employers in Muscatine County. When she was seventeen years old, Martinez applied for and obtained an Iowa driver’s license. She used a birth certificate in the name of Diana Castaneda, a person with a social security number, to obtai... More...

$0 (06-14-2017 - IA)

STATE OF IOWA vs. JAYEL ANTRONE COLEMAN

On the evening of August 18, 2014, Officer James Morris was parked along Highway 61 in Eldridge, Iowa, conducting random computer checks on the license plates of passing motorists to see if the vehicle was reported stolen or if there were outstanding warrants associated with the owner of the vehicle. His check of the license plate of a vehicle that passed him revealed that the female registered o... More...

$0 (02-15-2017 - IA)

KRISTINE SINK vs. STATE of IOWA and IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Sink began working as a correctional officer for the DOC at the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) in Fort Madison in May 2003. ISP is a maximum-security, all male prison. Sink was assigned to the Clinical Care Unit (CCU), in which inmates with mental illness and/or severe behavioral problems were housed. Many of the inmates she supervised were sex offenders. The record make... More...

$0 (10-13-2016 - IA)

STATE OF IOWA vs. DALE D. MORROW JR.

Dale Morrow raises two issues in this appeal from his conviction for possession of crack cocaine with intent to deliver. First, he argues the district court wrongly granted the prosecutor’s motion to strike a potential juror for cause. Because Morrow did not secure a ruling from the district court on the juror challenge under Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.18(5)(k), he ... More...

$0 (05-26-2016 - IA)