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The Railway Labor Act: A Practical Guide For Employers In Air And Rail Transportation

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While most employers in the U.S. must comply with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employers in the railroad and airline industries need to understand the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and how its unique requirements impact...more

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Beltway Buzz - December 2022

Congress and POTUS Act to Avert National Freight Rail Shutdown. The national freight rail dispute that the Buzz had been tracking for months has come to the end of the line. Several holdout labor unions had refused to ratify...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

House Votes to Prevent Rail Strike as Strike Nears

On Tuesday, November 30, 2022, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.J. Res. 100, which codifies a labor agreement between the Biden Administration and railroad labor unions. The resolution provides a 24 percent salary...more

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An Employer’s Guide to the Potential Railroad Strike Ahead

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Only hours before 100,000 railroad workers across the United States were set to go on strike in September, President Biden announced that his administration had facilitated a tentative agreement to prevent the walk-off. For...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2022 #4

DOL Extends IC Proposal Comment Period. On October 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced an extension of the public comment period for its proposal to amend the independent contractor...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2022 #2

DOL Proposes New Independent Contractor Test. On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a notice of proposed rulemaking—“Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

What All Employers Can Learn From Most Recent Railway Dispute

On September 15, 2022, railroad companies and unions representing railway workers reached a tentative agreement to potentially prevent a strike that would have caused significant harm to the American supply chain and economy....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Manufacturing Update - September 2022 - 2

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This news summary is provided by Foley’s Competitive Intelligence Team to inform business leaders of recent news and developments relevant to the Manufacturing Sector. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Rail Strike Could Cause Supply Chain, Commuter Issues

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Railroads are covered by the federal Railway Labor Act (RLA), a piece of legislation that historically was the result of compromise between rail labor and rail management. One of the ostensible compromises in the RLA is that...more

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FRA Again Proposes Crew Size Regulation, Complicating Rail Union Negotiations

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the federal agency that regulates rail safety, introduced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 28, 2022, that addresses the number of employees required to operate a train,...more

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Prior Release Bars Plaintiff’s Claims Against Railroad Defendant

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Plaintiff Leopoldo Mendoza-Gomez worked for 20 years as a laborer for the defendant, Union Pacific Railroad Company. He alleges that, while working for Union, he was exposed...more

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District Judge Allows Rail Union to Side Step Rule 23 with Pattern-Or-Practice Claim

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A federal district judge in Hammond, Indiana, has permitted a rail union to pursue injunctive remedies in a Title VII pattern-or-practice discrimination claim on behalf of its black members without compliance with Rule 23. In...more

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