Legal Updates

This week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Labor, ordered CSX Transportation Inc. to pay in excess of $95,000.00 in back wages and reinstate an employee fired by the company for reporting an on-duty injury and an unsafe gate. OSHA also ordered the railroad to pay $75,000.00 in punitive damages, $27,000.00 in compensatory damages, …

This week the United States Supreme Court denied a Petition for Certiorari in a very important case that affects all railroad workers nationwide. SCOTUS denied hearing the appeal of Ammons v. Wisconsin Central Ltd. from the Illinois Supreme Court. There, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the railroad’s efforts to counter sue its own injured employee for property damage in the …

Happy First Monday! The 2020-2021 U.S. Supreme Court term begins today. At DSM, rather than rely on news outlets to tell us what the Supremes are up to, we follow the Court through www.scotusblog.com. We urge our clients, friends, and family to use this great resource to stay current on the most pressing legal issues of our time. – Joe Miller 

Although many of the U.S. Federal Courts and administrative departments are shut down for in person proceedings, last week, Davis, Saunders & Miller Law Firm held its first virtual trial with the U.S. Department of Labor on a very important railroad whistleblower protection case. A word of thanks to the U.S. Department of Labor in Covington, Louisiana and the court …