Supreme Court Tosses Discrimination Claim by Rejected Applicant for Deputy Commissioner Post

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an unsuccessful candidate for a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner position could not assert a viable age-discrimination claim against Iowa Workforce Development because he waited too long to file with the Civil Rights Commission. Although the court said the 300-day filing deadline can be extended when equity requires, the court unanimously concluded there was no basis to excuse Marlon Mormann’s delay. Mormann had worked for Iowa Workforce Development from 1990 to 2015. During this time, he did a two stints as a deputy worker...