Federal Employers Liability Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:FELA
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
multiple times
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
railroad workers
interstate railroads injuries due to co-worker negligence injuries due to defective equipment injuries due to employer negligence injuries due to unsafe working conditions |
| gptkbp:category |
Labor law
Railroad law |
| gptkbp:citation |
Supreme Court cases
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
45 U.S.C. §§ 51–60
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| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
independent contractors
workers' compensation non-railroad workers |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1908
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| gptkbp:enables |
jury trials
claims in state or federal court damages for lost wages damages for medical expenses damages for pain and suffering |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Federal Employers Liability Act
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:industrial_safety_movement
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| gptkbp:preempts |
state laws on railroad worker injury
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| gptkbp:provides |
right to sue employer for negligence
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| gptkbp:purpose |
protect and compensate railroad workers injured on the job
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Jones_Act
gptkb:Workers'_Compensation |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
common law negligence rules for railroad workers
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:34_Stat._584
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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