212537P.pdf   06/14/2022  Michelle Brandt  v.  City of Cedar Falls
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  21-2537
   U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Benton and Stras, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Employment discrimination. With respect to plaintiff's FMLA 
   claims, the district court did not err in granting the employer's motion 
   for summary judgment, as plaintiff failed to demonstrate that she 
   sustained any recoverable damages, and it is undisputed that she did not 
   seek any form of equitable relief; nominal damages are not recoverable 
   under the FMLA as they are not included in the specific, statutorily 
   prescribed damages; as to plaintiff's retaliation claim, assuming 
   plaintiff made a prima facie case, she failed to show the legitimate, 
   non-discriminatory basis for her termination - her myriad performance 
   deficiencies - was a pretext for her termination; plaintiff's 
   failure-to-promote claims were untimely; with respect to her age 
   discrimination claim, defendant's stated a legitimate, non-discriminatory 
   ground for termination which plaintiff failed to show was a pretext for 
   discrimination; with respect to plaintiff's hostile work environment 
   claims under the Iowa Civil Rights Act, the claims were time-barred, and 
   were not covered by the continuing violation doctrine.