HAMMER v. BRANSTAD

No. 89-346.

463 N.W.2d 86 (1990)

Barbara J. HAMMER, Janice E. Drury, and the Iowa Nurses' Association, A Representative Organization On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellees, v. Terry E. BRANSTAD, Governor of the State of Iowa; State of Iowa; Iowa Department of Human Services; State Department of Health n/k/a Iowa Department of Public Health; Iowa Board of Nursing; Iowa Department of Corrections; Iowa Merit Employment Department n/k/a Department of Personnel; and Thomas Donahue, Director of Merit Employment n/k/a Director of Department of Personnel, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Julie F. Pottorff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellants.

Becky S. Knutson of Sayre & Gribble, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, SCHULTZ, CARTER, and LAVORATO, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

The Governor and affected State agencies, who are defendants in a class action by state employees seeking alleged wage entitlement, have appealed with permission from orders certifying the members of the plaintiff class and granting plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on the liability issues.

Plaintiffs Barbara Hammer and Janice Drury are nurses employed by the State of Iowa. The plaintiff Iowa Nurses' Association is a voluntary membership...

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