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· 1/20/1982

First Judicial District Department of Correctional Services v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission

Citations

  • 315 N.W.2d 83
  • 46 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 652
  • 1982 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1278

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “[employee’s] immediate resignation, however, deprived [defendant] of the opportunity to investigate and remedy the situation. [The employee] was precipitous; she overreacted. We hold on the record that [defendant] did not constructively discharge her.”
  • applying constructive discharge in analyzing civil rights claim brought under Iowa’s civil rights statute, Iowa Code chapter 601A (now chapter 216A)
  • requiring a showing “that ‘working conditions would have been so difficult or unpleasant’ that a reasonable person in the employee’s position would be compelled to resign.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Reynoldson, Uhlenhopp, Harris, McGiverin, Schultz

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