RUMSEY v. WOODGRAIN MILLWORK, INC.

No. 20-0135.

962 N.W.2d 9 (2021)

Ronald RUMSEY, Appellee, v. WOODGRAIN MILLWORK, INC. d/b/a Windsor Windows and Doors, Liz Mallaney, and Clay Coppock, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall D. Armentrout (argued) and Leslie C. Behaunek of Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines, for appellants.

David Albrecht (argued) and Madison Fiedler Carlson of Fiedler Law Firm, P.L.C., Johnston, for appellee.

Oxley, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all justices joined.


This case involves the not uncommon, yet often murky, intersection between worker's compensation and disability discrimination. In this case, an injured employee with a preexisting hearing impairment continued to work while rehabilitating from a workplace injury. The employer assisted the rehabilitation by providing light-duty work...

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