Opinion ID: 1620535
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Heading: Judicial Review Principles.

Text: On judicial review of agency action, a court is authorized to grant relief only if the agency's action is affected by error of law, unsupported by substantial evidence in the record, or characterized by abuse of discretion. George A. Hormel & Co. v. Jordan, 569 N.W.2d 148, 151 (Iowa 1997). A termination for misconduct will not justify a denial of unemployment compensation if the termination is based solely on past acts. Iowa Admin. Code r. 345-4.32(8) (1986) (currently Iowa Admin. Code r. 871-24.32(8) (1996)). Past acts, however, can be used to determine the magnitude of the current act. Id.; see also Flesher v. Iowa Dep't of Job Serv., 372 N.W.2d 230, 234 (Iowa 1985); Budding v. Iowa Dep't of Job Serv., 337 N.W.2d 219, 223 (Iowa App.1983) (describing the past acts provision as the last straw doctrine, in which even a relatively minor infraction, viewed with prior infractions, may constitute misconduct).