By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the railroads have been fighting for years over employee discipline for workplace injuries. On Tuesday, January 15, 3013, OSHA and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced that they have reached an Accord, resulting in BNSF’s voluntary revision of several personnel policies that OSHA alleged violated…

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