Herzog Transit Serv. Inc. v. United States R.R. Ret. Bd., 09-3945

Railroad Retirement Board's determination that contractor operator of commuter railroads is a covered employer affirmed

Herzog Transit Serv. Inc. v. United States R.R. Ret. Bd., 09-3945, Petition for review of an order of the Railroad Retirement Board (Board), determining that a contract operator of commuter railroads is a covered employer under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, but only with respect to certain dispatching operations, is denied as the Board correctly determined that petitioner was, insofar as it performed the dispatching function for interstate trains using the tracks of the owner of the rail line in question, a covered employer.

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