Union Pacific Must Face Retaliation, Safety Suit After Shooting

Union Pacific Railroad Co. lost its bid to dismiss a conductor’s claims that the company subjected him to an unsafe work environment, then wrongly forced him into extended unpaid leave and fired him for reporting and seeking medical leave due to an alleged shooting at his work site.

Nathan Walker provided adequate evidence that he was in danger the night he heard gunshots while working, and may have faced adverse employment actions for reporting it and taking time off for anxiety caused by the incident, Judge Donald E. Walter of the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ...