June 4, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, June 3, 2014) BOSTON — Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. violated the anti-discrimination provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act between 2011 and 2013 when it disciplined seven Connecticut employees for following...
May 21, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: Associated Press, May 20, 2014) HELENA, Mont. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered BNSF Railway to reinstate workers in Montana and Wyoming, with back pay, after an agency investigation determined the employees were illegally fired...
May 20, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, May 19, 2014) DENVER, Colo. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has been ordered to pay more than $526,000 in back wages and other damages to two workers following an investigation by the U.S. Department of...
May 13, 2014 | GTW, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, May 12, 2014) CHICAGO — Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. has been ordered to reinstate a conductor and pay him more than $244,000 in back wages and damages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of...
April 25, 2014 | Headlines, UP, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, April 23, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Union Pacific Railroad has been ordered to reinstate an injured employee and pay the worker more than $85,000 in damages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of...
April 11, 2014 | Headlines, WC, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, April 10, 2014) CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Wisconsin Central Limited railway in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act for...
March 7, 2014 | GTW, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, March 7, 2014) CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Grand Trunk Western Railway Co....
December 18, 2013 | CN, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 16, 2013) JACKSON, Miss. — A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Illinois Central Railroad Co., by conducting a...
December 10, 2013 | Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 9, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Rail Car Services LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations, including eight...
December 10, 2013 | Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whistleblowers covered by one of 22 statutes administered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will now be able to file complaints...
