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FRSA Medical Treatment Provision Cases Part II

January 2nd, 2018
Posted By
Andrew J. Thompson
In my previous post, I discussed Section (c) of the FRSA, which prohibits railroads from interfering with the medical treatment plan of an employee. Since that blog was posted, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the decision of the Administ… Read More
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Categories: Rail Law Blog
Tags: Federal Rail Safety Act, FRSA, medical treatment, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Williams v Grand Trunk Railroad

Update: FRSA Medical Treatment Provision Cases

March 17th, 2017
Posted By
Andrew J. Thompson
In a previous post, I discussed the medical treatment provisions of the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA) that prohibit railroads from denying, delaying, or interfering with the medical treatment of an employee “who is injured during the course of… Read More
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Categories: Rail Law Blog
Tags: Administrative Review Board, ARB, Bala, Federal Rail Safety Act, FRSA, interference with medical treatment, medical treatment, on duty injury, railroad

Federal Court of Appeals limits FRSA Medical Treatment Provision

March 14th, 2015
Posted By
Andrew J. Thompson
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held recently that the provision of the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA) prohibiting railroads from disciplining employees “for following orders or a treatment plan of a treating physician” applies only to… Read More
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Categories: Rail Law Blog
Tags: absenteeism, Federal Rail Safety Act, FRSA, medical treatment, PATH, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp., railroad, retaliation