Alisha Munoz
v.
Adventure Lands of America, Inc.
Appellant
Alisha Munoz
Appellee
Adventure Lands of America, Inc.
Attorney for the Appellant
John Q. Stoltze
Attorney for the Appellee
Kelsey J. Knowles, Espnola F. Cartmill, and Erika L. Bauer
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Coleman McAllister, Judge. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Heard by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (14 pages)
Alisha Munoz brought an employment discrimination suit against her former employer, Adventure Lands of America, Inc. (Adventureland). Munoz claimed Adventureland engaged in sex discrimination, disability discrimination, hostile work environment, and wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. The district court granted summary judgment to Adventureland on all four counts. OPINION HOLDS: We agree with the district court that Munoz failed to provide evidence of an adverse employment action on her discrimination claims and she failed to articulate a valid public policy to support her wrongful-discharge claim. However, we find she generated a genuine issue of material fact on her hostile-work-environment claim based on disability. Therefore, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
