BNSF Challenges Authority Of DOL Whistleblower Tribunal

By Emily Brill · March 20, 2026, 5:26 PM EDT

The Eighth Circuit should nix a $220,000 penalty imposed on BNSF Railway by the U.S. Department of Labor's whistleblower tribunal, the railway argued, claiming the tribunal lacks the authority under the...

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Case Information

Case Title

BNSF Railway Company v. U.S. Dept. of Labor

Case Number

25-2578

Court

Appellate - 8th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

August 08, 2025