49 U.S.C. § 20304
Assumption of risk by employees
United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective
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- 49 U.S.C. § 20304, Assumption of risk by employees, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490406
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An employee of a railroad carrier injured by a vehicle or train used in violation of section 20302(a)(1)(A), (2), (4), or (5)(A) of this title does not assume the risk of injury resulting from the violation, even if the employee continues to be employed by the carrier after learning of the violation.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally