§60 Penalty for Suppression of Voluntary Information Incident to Accidents; Separability

Summary

Voids any rule, contract, or practice that stops employees of a common carrier from voluntarily telling a person in interest the facts about an employee’s injury or death. Anyone who uses threats, orders, or discipline to stop such voluntary information, or who punishes an employee for giving it, can be fined up to $1,000, jailed up to one year, or both, for each offense. It does not cancel rules about the carrier’s own files or other privileged or confidential reports. If any part of the law is found unconstitutional or invalid for some people or situations, the rest of the law stays in force.