Legal Opinion
Gunderson v. BNSF Railway Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 30, 2014No. Case No. 14-CV-0223 (PJS/JJG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PATRICK J. SCHILTZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Paul Gunderson is a former employee of defendant BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”). Gunderson brings this action under the whistleblower provision of the Federal Rail Safety Act-(“FRSA”), 49 U.S.C. § 20109, alleging that he was harassed and terminated from his job in retaliation for reporting safety violations and filing a personal-injury report. BNSF moves to dismiss this action on the ground that Gunderson has waived his right to bring it. For the reasons stated below, the Court denies BNSF’s motion.
*1260I. BACKGROUND
A. The Administrative Process
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