1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crimes; making it a crime for a railroad
1.3 	or a person employed by a railroad to obstruct the
1.4 	treatment of a railroad worker injured on the job or
1.5 	to discipline or threaten to discipline the railroad
1.6 	employee injured on the job for requesting treatment
1.7 	or first aid; proposing coding for new law in
1.8 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. [609.849] RAILROAD THAT OBSTRUCTS TREATMENT OF
1.11 	AN INJURED WORKER.
1.12 	(a) It shall be unlawful for a railroad or person employed
1.13 	by a railroad to:
1.14 	(1) deny, delay, or interfere with medical treatment or
1.15 	first aid treatment to an employee of a railroad who has been
1.16 	injured during employment; or 
1.17 	(2) discipline or threaten to discipline an employee of a
1.18 	railroad who has been injured during employment for requesting
1.19 	medical treatment or first aid treatment.
1.20 	(b) A railroad or a person who violates paragraph (a),
1.21 	clause (1) or (2), shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each
1.22 	violation.

1.23 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.24 	Section 1 is effective August 1, 2005, and applies to
1.25 	crimes committed on or after that date.