April 26, 2023
A Black retired Amtrak conductor must arbitrate her race bias claim over the rail carrier's drug testing program, the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying the worker's discrimination suit doesn't belong in court under federal law covering railroads.
March 09, 2023
A Fourth Circuit panel appeared poised Thursday to reject a Black ex-Amtrak conductor's argument that her race bias suit belonged in court, citing a collective bargaining agreement and a "very pro-arbitration" U.S. Supreme Court.
March 01, 2023
The Fourth Circuit is set to hear from a former Amtrak conductor looking to revive her race bias suit over allegedly excessive drug tests, and a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-backed worker who wants another shot at his disability bias suit against a Hewlett-Packard spinoff. Here are five oral argument sessions slated for March that are worth keeping tabs on.
November 28, 2022
Amtrak urged the Fourth Circuit not to revive a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by a former conductor over the railroad's drug testing program, saying her claims must be resolved in arbitration under federal labor law.
October 26, 2022
An ex-Amtrak conductor urged the Fourth Circuit to revive her race discrimination lawsuit, arguing that a lower court erred in finding that the Railway Labor Act precluded workers from bringing discrimination lawsuits.