MONSON v. IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COM'N

No. 90-72.

467 N.W.2d 230 (1991)

Ron MONSON, Appellant, v. IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION; Inga Bumbary-Langston, as Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission; and Martin Marietta Aggregates, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Stanton of Schuler, Stanton, Grabinski & Sorensen, Clear Lake, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., and Rick Autry, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee Iowa Civ. Rights Com'n.

James R. Swanger and Robert D. Andeweg of Brown, Winick, Graves, Donnelly, Baskerville & Schoenebaum, Des Moines, for appellee Martin Marietta Aggregates, Inc.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


NEUMAN, Justice.

Appellant Ron Monson's employment was terminated after he missed extended periods of work to care for his terminally ill child. Claiming his termination was a product of "vicarious disability discrimination," Monson sought relief from the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. The Commission rejected Monson's claim and he petitioned for judicial review. The district court dismissed Monson's action on jurisdictional grounds. We affirm.

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