45 U.S.C. § 771
Section 771 · 771 to 780. Repealed. Pub. L. 9735, title XI, 1144(a)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 669
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 98 Ill. App. 3d 365 - Kottmeyer v. Consolidated Rail Corp. (1981)
Most recently applied in Transportation Communications International Union v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (June 1989)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Section 771, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 501, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1012; Pub. L. 94–210, title VI, §§ 607(i), 613, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 97, 112; Pub. L. 94–248, § 5, Mar. 25, 1976, 90 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 94–555, title II, § 207(a), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2621; Pub. L. 96–448, title V, § 508(d), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1957, set forth provisions defining terms applicable to employee protection rights. Section 772, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 502, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 94–210, title VI, § 614, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 112, set forth provisions respecting employment offers. Section 773, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 503, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1014, related to assignment of work. Section 774, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 504, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1014; Pub. L. 94–210, title VI, § 615, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 113; Pub. L. 94–555, title II, §§ 207(b), 208, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 96–448, title V, § 506, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1956, set forth provisions respecting collective bargaining agreements. Section 775, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 505, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1015; Pub. L. 94–210, title VI, § 616(a)(g), Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 115, 116; Pub. L. 94–555, title II, §§ 209, 210, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2623; Pub. L. 96–448, title V, §§ 501–503, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1948–1954, set forth provisions relating to employee protection programs. Section 776, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 506, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1019, related to contracting out of work. Section 777, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 507, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 96–448, title V, § 508(e), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1957, related to arbitration of disputes or controversies. Section 778, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 508, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 94–210, title VI, § 617, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 117, related to duties of acquiring and selling railroads. Section 779, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 509, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 94–210, title VI, § 616(h), Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 116; Pub. L. 94–555, title II, § 207(c), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 96–448, title V, § 504, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1955, set forth provisions respecting benefit payments. Section 780, Pub. L. 93–236, title V, § 510, as added Pub. L. 96–448, title V, § 505, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1956, related to railroad hiring.