Library of Federal Rail Safety Act Materials Goes Online!
Rail labor attorneys, union reps, employees, and even OSHA Whistleblower investigators: Your search is ended! Everything you need to know about the Federal Rail Safety Act is now in one easy place. In response to numerous requests, I have created a web page entitled FRSA LIBRARY. This is a repository for information, texts, forms, decisions, pleadings, and anything else relevant to the FRSA. Here's an outline of the topics included in the Library:
The FRSA In A Nutshell
Text of FRSA
FRSA Legal Standard Summary
FRSA Complaint form for filing with OSHA Whistleblower Office
(including link to OSHA Whistleblower Regional Offices & Investigations Manual)
Subsection (a) Injury Reports
Subsection (c) Medical Treatment
Subsection (e) Remedies
Subsection (f) Election of Remedies
FRSA Punitive Damages
FRSA Legislative History
FRSA Administrative Law Judge Proceedings
(including link to ALJ Rules of Procedure and Rules of Evidence)
Administrative Review Board appeals from ALJ Decisions
U.S. District Court Proceedings
(including U.S. District Court Complaint form)
FRSA Retainer and Attorney Fees
(including sample Affidavit of Fees and Costs)
Other Whistleblower Protection Statutes Available to Railroad Employees
(National Transit Systems Security Act & OSHA Section 11(c))
This is a living library designed to grow organically for the use of everyone interested in the FRSA. Help this important new statute fulfill its purpose by sending along any decisions, pleadings, forms, etc to charlie@trainlaw.com so they can be added to the appropriate section. To access the Library, go to the trainlaw site and click on the blue button on the left hand side labelled "FRSA LIBRARY" To receive automatic updates on breaking FRSA developments, type your email address in the subscription box at the left hand margin of this blog page.
