§797c Central Register of Railroad Employment

Summary

Requires the Railroad Retirement Board to create and keep a list of former railroad workers who had at least one year of service and who say they are available for railroad jobs. The list must be sorted by job type and kept up to date. Each person’s entry must show basic experience and skills. People with legal priority go at the top. The Corporation must give the Board names of its former workers who want on the list, as soon as practical after August 13, 1981, if they were not offered jobs by acquiring railroads. Railroads must tell the Board when they plan to hire people who are not current employees. If a railroad fails to give a timely vacancy notice, the Board will warn it, and after the warning the railroad must pay $500 for each later vacancy missed. The Board must share the list and job notices with railroads and employee groups and help priority workers file applications. These rules stop being effective after the six-year period starting August 13, 1981. Defined term: Board — the Railroad Retirement Board. Disputes under this rule and under sections 797b, 907, or 1004 can be filed with the Board. If the Board finds a possible violation, the case goes to the procedures in section 153, and an Adjustment Board can award relief, including back pay.