49 U.S.C. § 21107
Maximum duty hours and subjects of collective bargaining
The number of hours established by this chapter that an employee may be required or allowed to be on duty is the maximum number of hours consistent with safety. Shorter hours of service and time on duty of an employee are proper subjects for collective bargaining between a railroad carrier and its employees.
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Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Jones v. BNSF Ry. Co. (D. Mont. 2020).
Jones v. BNSF Ry. Co. (D. Mont. 2020). “” 49 U.S.C. § 21107 . Under the Federal Rail Safety Improvement Act, railroads must “develop and update at least once every 2 years a fatigue management plan that is designed to reduce the fatigue experienced by safety-related railroad employees and to reduce the likelihood of…”
James v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co. (N.D. Ohio 2024). “It also contains 49 U.S.C. § 21107 , which authorizes a railroad carrier and union to permit employees to work shorter hours of service and time on duty, such as the six-hour shift at issue here.”
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