Reading Room Document

Authority of Interstate Commerce Commission Regarding Payment of Back Wages by Directed Rail Carrier

This document discusses the issue of back wages owed to Rock Island employees and whether a directed carrier providing service over Rock Island routes should pay these wages to bring the employees back to work. The conclusion reached is that the directed carrier could pay the back wages and recover the payments from the trustee in bankruptcy for Rock Island. The document also raises questions about whether the payment of back wages is necessary and reasonable, and whether it is an expense incurred in moving traffic over Rock Island lines. It also discusses the responsibility of the directed carrier for the nonoperating carrier's obligations to employees.

September 26, 1979