Dorothy Hollinger
v.
State of Iowa
Appellee
Dorothy Hollinger
Appellant
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellee
Melissa C. Hasso and Mark D. Sherinian
Attorney for the Appellant
Molly M. Weber, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Karen A. Romano, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, P.J. (9 pages)
The State of Iowa appeals the order entering judgment for Dorothy Hollinger on her claim of employment discrimination based on disability. OPINION HOLDS: Our decision in a prior appeal of this case determined that squatting and kneeling are major life activities under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Because that decision is the law of the case, the district court relied on it in finding Hollinger is substantially limited in those major life activities and thus is a person with a disability under the statute.