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Title 45 - Railroads
Chapter 16 - Regional Rail Reorganization
Subchapter VII - Protection of Employees
Sec. 797j - Preemption
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| 45 U.S.C. § 797j (2021) |
| §797j. Preemption |
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No State may adopt or continue in force any law, rule, regulation, order, or standard requiring the Corporation to employ any specified number of persons to perform any particular task, function, or operation, or requiring the Corporation to pay protective benefits to employees, and no State in the Region may adopt or continue in force any such law, rule, regulation, order, or standard with respect to any railroad in the Region. |
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(Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, §711, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, §1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 667; amended Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379.) |
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1994—Pub. L. 103–272 struck out ", the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, or the Amtrak Commuter Services Corporation" before "to employ any". |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 45 - RAILROADS |
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| Title 45 - RAILROADS CHAPTER 16 - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION SUBCHAPTER VII - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES Sec. 797j - Preemption |
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| January 3, 2022 |
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| 95 Stat. 667 108 Stat. 1379 |
| Public Law 93-236, Public Law 97-35, Public Law 103-272 |
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