Bailey v. Amsted Industries

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Submitted: February 11, 1999 Hugh M. Bailey was discharged by his employer, Griffin Pipe Products Company (Griffin Pipe), a division of Amsted Industries Inc., after a large number of unexcused absences from work. Bailey sued Griffin Pipe for violating the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. The case was tried to the court1 which found for Griffin Pipe, and Bailey appeals. We affirm.