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· 4/21/1989

James C. Rayner v. Daniel W. Smirl Csx Corporation

Citations

  • 873 F.2d 60
  • 4 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 426
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 5364
  • 1989 WL 37164

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • determining that a more inclusive interpretation of \employee\ is warranted for the whistleblower provisions in the Federal Railway Safety Act, aimed at promoting rail safety
  • stating that “[s]uch reasons cannot justify a similarly broad reading of FLSA, which ... was not enacted specifically out of concern for the physical safety of the public at large.... ”
  • interpreting complaint clause in the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 45 U.S.C. S 441(a) (repealed 1994), to include intra-corporate complaints
  • interpreting Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act to protect whistleblowers in making intra-corporate complaints even though the act itself did not explicitly provide such protection
  • interpreting complaint clause in the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 45 U.S.C. § 441(a) (repealed 1994), to include intra-corporate complaints
  • “Section 441 [of Title 45] clearly is a law ‘relating to railroad safety’ under § 434”

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Judges: Ervin, Murnaghan, Wilkinson

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