Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Railroad v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 19, 1978No. 59999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Justice.
The Commissioner of Labor and the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (IOSHRC) appeal from trial court order granting summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad which overturned a final order of IOSHRC and dismissed citations and attendant fines issued by the Iowa Bureau of Labor. Trial court ruled that Iowa Bureau of Labor Rule 1910.5(b) precluded IOSHRC officials from enforcing OSHA standards in the railroad repair shops and yards of Union Pacific because the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 45 U.S.C. § 421, et seq., vested plenary power to regulate…
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