1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to railroads; prohibiting railroad company
1.3 	from obstructing treatment of railroad worker injured
1.4 	on the job or from disciplining or threatening to
1.5 	discipline injured railroad employee for requesting
1.6 	treatment or first aid; proposing coding for new law
1.7 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. [219.552] OBSTRUCTING TREATMENT OF INJURED
1.10 	WORKER.
1.11 	It is unlawful for a railroad company or person employed by
1.12 	a railroad company to:
1.13 	(1) deny, delay, or interfere with medical treatment or
1.14 	first aid treatment to an employee of a railroad who has been
1.15 	injured during employment; or 
1.16 	(2) discipline or threaten to discipline an employee who
1.17 	has been injured during employment for requesting medical
1.18 	treatment or first aid treatment.

1.19 	Sec. 2. [219.553] ENFORCEMENT.
1.20 		Subdivision 1.Penalty. A person who believes that the
1.21 	person has been affected by a violation of section 1 may file a
1.22 	complaint with the commissioner of labor and industry who shall
1.23 	refer it to the Office of Administrative Hearings for
1.24 	consideration as a contested case.  Upon finding a violation,
1.25 	the administrative law judge may assess a penalty to the
1.26 	violating railroad company of up to $10,000 for a violation of
2.1 	section 219.552.  In determining the amount of the penalty, the
2.2 	administrative law judge shall consider those factors that must
2.3 	be considered in determining a monetary penalty under section
2.4 	221.036, subdivision 3.  The contents of the order must include
2.5 	the provisions specified in section 221.036, subdivision 4.
2.6 		Subd. 2.Administrative hearing or judicial review. A
2.7 	railroad company against which a penalty is imposed under
2.8 	subdivision 1 may request judicial review in district court.
2.9 	Judicial review under this subdivision is as provided in section
2.10 	221.036, subdivision 8.
2.11 		Subd. 3.Enforcement of penalty. A penalty ordered under
2.12 	subdivision 1 and due and payable under this section may be
2.13 	enforced by the attorney general in the manner provided under
2.14 	section 221.036, subdivision 11.