Important Elements

Several other important elements must be incorporated into any effort to add a FELA adjustment to the Act:

(1) The adjustment must reflect only net FELA payout;

(2) The special FELA adjustment should be available to rail claimants on the same basis as workers’ compensation benefits are available to other Fund claimants;

(3) There should be objective medical criteria that must be met before a rail claimant would be entitled to a special FELA adjustment, as well as criteria with respect to the period and duration of railroad employment; and,

(4) There should be no continuation of FELA suits after enactment of the legislation.

see also:

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