Title 45, RailroadsRelease 119-110

§797m Arbitration

Title 45 › CHAPTER 16 — REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER VII — PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES › § 797m

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Either party may submit disputes under this subchapter to an Adjustment Board for a decision if unresolved in 90 days, except sections 797b, 797c, 797g, 797l and certain Northeast Rail Service Act matters (sec. 1144 and sec. 1152, 45 U.S.C. 1105). Corporation must prove it, or Association when appropriate.

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Title 45, §797m

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Any dispute or controversy with respect to the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter, except section 797b, 797c, 797g, and 797l of this title, or section 1144 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, and except those matters subject to judicial review under section 1152 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 [45 U.S.C. 1105], which have not been resolved within 90 days, may be submitted by either party to an Adjustment Board for a final and binding decision thereon as provided in section 153 of this title, in which event the burden of proof on all issues so presented shall be on the Corporation, or the Association, where appropriate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 797l of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4033(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908, and a new section 797l of this title was subsequently added by Pub. L. 104–88, § 327(5). section 1144 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, referred to in text, is section 1144 of Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 669, which repealed subchapter V (§ 771 et seq.) of this chapter and section 910 and 1006 of this title and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 771 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Abolition of United States Railway Association and

Transfer of Functions

and Securities See section 1341 of this title.

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Citation

45 U.S.C. § 797m

Title 45, Railroads

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110