What are the 2007 Whistleblower protections in the Federal Rail Safety Act?
In the past, railroad employees who reported their injuries would often be fired or otherwise disciplined by the railroads. While railroads may continue to try and do that, the attorneys at Armbruster, Dripps, Winterscheidt & Blotevogel are among the most experienced in the country in using a 2007 law to get employees new remedies for this kind of railroad misconduct. Congress amended the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA), 49 U.S.C. ยง 20109, in 2007. Congress transferred authority for railroad employee whistleblower protections to OSHA and gave railroad employees new rights and remedies. With these protections, the railroads are prohibited from retaliating against their employees after they report certain safety and security violations. * Railroads cannot discharge you or retaliate against you in any other manner if you provide information to, cause information to, or assist in an investigation by a federal regulatory agency or law enforcement agency, a Member or committee of Congress, or
