Baker v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

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• concluding legislature acquiesced in repeated judicial interpretations spanning many years that punitive damages are not recoverable under Iowa Civil Rights Act
• concluding legislature acquiesced in repeated judicial interpretations spanning many years that punitive damages are not recoverable under Iowa Civil Rights Act
• noting that punitive damages are expressly allowed for housing discrimination in section 216.17A(6)(a) and holding that punitive damages are not allowed for employment discrimination in section 216.15(9)(a)(8), which provides that “damages shall include but are not limited to actual damages”
• relying on stare decisis and legislative acquiescence to adhere to interpretation of the ICRA disallowing punitive damages
• relying on stare decisis and legislative acquiescence to adhere to interpretation of the ICRA disallowing punitive damages
• noting that punitive damages are expressly allowed for housing discrimination in section 216.17A(6)(a) and holding that punitive damages are not allowed for employment discrimination in section 216.15(9)(a )(8), which provides that “damages shall include but are not limited to actual damages”

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