US CODE: Title 45,51. Liability of common carriers by railroad, in interstate or foreign commerce, for injuries to employees from negligence; employee defined

NOTES:

Source

(Apr. 22, 1908, ch. 149, § 1, 35 Stat. 65; Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 685, § 1, 53 Stat. 1404.)

Amendments

1939—Act Aug. 11, 1939, inserted last par.

Short Title

The Act of Apr. 22, 1908, as amended, which comprises this chapter, is popularly known as the “Employers’ Liability Act”.

The following are also popularly known as Employers’ Liability Acts:

June 11, 1906, ch. 3073, 34 Stat. 232 [Unconstitutional].

Apr. 5, 1910, ch. 143, 36 Stat. 291. See sections 56 and 59 of this title.

Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 685, 53 Stat. 1404. See sections 51, 54, 56, and 60 of this title.

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