· 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
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- 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- interpreting complaint clause in the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 45 U.S.C. S 441(a) (repealed 1994), to include intra-corporate complaints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- interpreting complaint clause in the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 45 U.S.C. § 441(a) (repealed 1994), to include intra-corporate complaints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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