Beard v. Flying J

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Submitted: June 11, 2001 While Deanna Beard was employed at a Flying J restaurant in Davenport, Iowa, her supervisor, Richard Krout, allegedly subjected her to several acts of unwanted sexual contact. After quitting her job, Ms. Beard sued Flying J under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e through 2000e-17, and under the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1969, see Iowa Code §§ 216.1-216.20, for discriminating against her on the basis of sex by maintaining a hostile work environment and for constructively discharging her. Ms. Beard also sued Mr. Krout under the Iowa Civil Rights Act for creating a hostile work environment and under Iowa common law for assault and for battery.