Hedlund v. State
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The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the district court granting Larry Hedlund's motion seeking retrospective application of the amendments to Iowa's whistleblower-protection law, Iowa Code section 70A.28, holding that section 70A.28(5)(a) did not apply retrospectively to Hedlund's claims.
Hedlund brought a lawsuit against the State asserting a claim for wrongful discharge under section 70A.28. While the lawsuit was pending, the legislature amended the statute to allow aggrieved employees to pursue damages beyond those allowed by the prior version of the statute. Thereafter, Defendant filed a motion asserting that the new amendments applied retroactively to him. The district court granted the motion. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that because the legislature made to express provision for retrospective application the amendments to chapter 70A.8 did not apply in this case.
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