The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 103, Section 3(e)(1)). The purpose of FRA is to: promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations; administer railroad assistance programs; conduct research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; provide for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidate government support of rail transportation activities.

The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1908) is a United States federal law that protects and compensates railroaders injured on the job.

The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) imposes broad liability on railroads to provide compensation for on-the-job harm sustained by their employees, but its application is limited to railroads that function as common carriers. FELA provides that every common carrier by railroad shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier for such harm or fatality resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier.

The Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA), while not a workers' compensation statute, provides that railroads engaged in interstate commerce are liable for injuries to their employees if they have been negligent.

Most recent FELA case law from all state and federal courts briefed with comment. All briefs are searchable by legal topic and are downloadable in PDF format.

The rights of railroad company employees who suffer a railroad injury are protected under the Federal Employers Liability Act. This act, passed by Congress almost one hundred years ago, was designed to protect railroad workers and to allow for rightful compensation when an employee suffers a railroad injury as a result of the railroad company's negligence. Since the inception of the railroad industry, the incidence of employees suffering from a railroad injury has been cause for significant concern.

Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) insurance provides monetary benefits to railroad workers who are severely injured while working and who: * can prove that the negligence of a railroad company, co-worker or equipment manufacturer contributed to the injuries * file their claim within three years of sustaining the injury Families of railroad employees killed on-the-job will also be entitled to seek compensation via FELA insurance.

For decades, the carriers have played one craft off against the other to our mutual detriment. This lack of unity has contributed greatly to our lack of power, which has in turn hampered our ability to negotiate and enforce good contracts. We are unable to effectively confront the carriers on issues of vital concern to our membership-attendance, crew fatigue, discipline, safety, etc.-because we are divided. The carriers are degrading and deskilling our crafts, implementing new technologies that threaten our jobs, our safety and livelihoods, propose the dismantling of FELA, demand drastic health care concessions, and more.

TTD, founded in April 1990, is an umbrella organization of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). TTD represents the interests of several million aviation, rail, transit, trucking, highway and longshore workers before Congress, the Executive Branch and independent government agencies. Through TTD, the working men and women who are represented by the Department's 32 member unions have a strong, united voice in Washington, D.C.

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