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Iowa Agrees to Pay $1.1M in Lawsuit Over Worker Injury, Firing

An Iowa board has approved payment of nearly $1.1 million in a lawsuit by a former state worker who said the state Natural Resources Department fired him because of a work injury. A judge had ordered the state to pay …

Iowa Exhausts Appeals in Lawsuit over Worker Injury; Costs Could Top $1M

Iowa has exhausted its challenges to a lawsuit filed by a former state employee who said an agency fired him because of a work injury, and the costs to the state could top $1 million. The Iowa Supreme Court on …