2014 - Page 9 of 92 - Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

Judge: Railroads Can’t Require Immediate Injury Reports

A key ruling in an ongoing whistleblower case against Wisconsin Central Ltd. by an injured railroad mechnic who alleges he was improperly suspended strengthens job protections for all rail employees. In holding that the railroad could not enforce an arbitrary time limit for reporting an on-the-job injury, the judge in Smith-Bunge v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd. held that…

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