Opinion ID: 170920
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Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Appeal of Termination

Text: In April 2000, Mr. Hysten's union appealed Burlington Northern's termination decision in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement and the Railroad Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 151-188. The Public Law Board (Board) concluded that there was insufficient evidence that Mr. Hysten sustained his injury on duty. The Board also concluded that Mr. Hysten waited too longforty-six daysto report the injury as on-duty, in violation of Rules S-28.2.5, S-28.2.7, and S-28.13. However, in the interest of giving a long-term employee one final chance, the Board reinstated him. App. at 1642. It did not award back pay, but left his seniority intact.