CSX Settles Worker’s Allegations of Firing Tied to Medical Leave

CSX Transportation Inc. reached a deal with a former employee to end claims that the railroad company unlawfully fired him for taking federally protected medical leave.

The parties notified the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana of a settlement agreement, Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr said Wednesday. Daniel Bell—who said he suffered from anxiety, depression, and insomnia—alleged in a complaint filed in March last year that after he took time off under the Family Medical Leave Act during the 2017 holiday season, CSX accused him of abusing his FMLA leave and fired him. CSX denied the ...