§ 1004. Railroad hiring

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1980

   Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act

   Pub. L. 96–254 title I § 105 · 94 Stat. 399

   Enacted · 45 U.S.C. § 1004

   Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 105, May 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 400

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 105, May 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 400

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 105. railroad hiring (a) Each person who is an employee of the Rock Island Railroad on August 1, 1979, and who, prior to January 1, 1981, is separated or furloughed (other than for cause) from his employment with such railroad, or from his employment with another rail carrier providing temporary service over lines of the Rock Island Railroad, as a result of a reduction of service by such railroad or such temporary service carrier shall, unless found to be less qualified than other applicants, have the first right of hire by any other rail carrier that is subject to regulation by the Commission for any vacancy that is not covered by (1) an affirmative action plan, or a hiring plan designed to eliminate discrimination, that is required by Federal or State statute, regulations, or Executive order, or by the order of a Federal or State court or agency, or (2) a permissible voluntary affirmative action plan. For purposes of this section, a rail carrier shall not be considered to be hiring new employees when it recalls any of its own furloughed employees. (b) The rights afforded to Rock Island Railroad employees by this section shall be coequal to the rights afforded to Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company employees by section 8 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 U.S.C. 907). 93 Stat. 740.

2. 1983

   Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982

   Pub. L. 97–468 title II § 236(b) · 96 Stat. 2543

   Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 1004(a)

   Pub. L. 97–468 substituted “January 1, 1984” for “January 1, 1981”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–468 substituted “January 1, 1984” for “January 1, 1981”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 105(a) of the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act (45 U.S.C. 1004(a)) is amended by striking “January 1, 1981,” and inserting in lieu thereof “January 1, 1984,”.

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