The opportunities for railroad supervisors to harass injured workers just keeps getting smaller and smaller. The Federal Railroad Administration has now put a stop to the practice of railroad supervisors accompanying injured employees into medical exam rooms. The FRA issued a Notice of Interpretation declaring it to be a violation of federal regulations for a
Railroad Injuries
FRA Gives CSX Last Chance to Stop Intimidation and Retaliation
By Charlie Goetsch on
Some people just don’t get it. CSX Transportation managers definitely fall into that group. In a lengthy Investigative Report released in March of 2008, the Federal Railroad Administration put CSX on notice that its management culture of harassment and intimidation intended to dissuade employees from reporting injuries had to stop. In response, CSXT made …
Railroad Workers Gain New Protection Against Retaliation For Injuries
By Charlie Goetsch on
As the saying goes, knowledge is power. Here’s an amazing new law that every rail worker should know about. The Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), 29 U.S.C. Section 20109, hands employees a shield and a sword to fight back against rail managers who heretofore have retaliated against workers with impunity.
The FRSA prohibits retaliation…
Welcome to Train Law Blog
By Charlie Goetsch on
Posted in Rail Labor, Railroad Injuries
Welcome to Train Law Blog, where all things of legal interest to railroad employees and rail labor representatives are considered.
Railroad workers live in a subculture governed by a melange of esoteric federal statutes and agencies most people (and attorneys) have never heard of: the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and the National Mediation Board (NMB)…