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"The Iowa Court of Appeals says a former state worker who sued claiming employment discrimination and harassment based on race must get a trial.Beverly Couch says justice will finally be served.The 65-year-old black woman sued the Iowa Department of Human Services in 2013 claiming she was fired for testifying in a civil rights trial filed against the state by another black woman.A district court judge dismissed Couch's case citing lack of evidence that a DHS manager who made disparaging remarks about her was directly involved in her dismissal.The appeals court says there are sufficient questions to present discrimination and harassment claims to a jury.Her attorney, Leonard Bates, says Couch deserves her day in court.An Iowa Attorney General spokesman says the state is reviewing options."
<https://www.kcci.com/article/court-gives-former-state-worker-race-discrimination-trial/7147630>