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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

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Thursday, April 30 2009

After nearly two years of legal wrangling, former NBA player Roy Tarpley (44) settled a federal lawsuit against the NBA and the Dallas Mavericks in which he claimed the league and the team violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to reinstate him after a ban for drug use.  Tarpley said the lawsuit was not about trying to play again but about clearing his name. 

After failing drug test after drug test, being banned from the NBA and then returning, and failing another mandatory drug test which resulted in a permanent ban from the NBA, Tarpley filed a lawsuit in September 2007 arguing that the league and team discriminated against him on the basis of his disability as a recovering drug and alcohol abuser.

According to the lawsuit, "Tarpley is a qualified individual with a disability within the meaning of the ADA, in that he has a disability in the form of past drug and alcohol abuse, which substantially limits at least one of his major life activities.”

The lawsuit was settled by the league as a “nuisance” suit, with Tarpley collecting roughly $50,000 of the sought-after $6.5 million.

—Source:  Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)

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