LIRR Won't Owe Worker Back Pay Over Pot Firing

By Jonathan Capriel · October 1, 2025, 10:55 PM EDT

A New York federal judge ended a union's lawsuit seeking to secure back pay for a Long Island Rail Road worker who was fired after testing positive for marijuana but subsequently...

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Case Information

Case Title

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 589, AFL-CIO v. Long Island Rail Road

Case Number

1:24-cv-02620

Court

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit

Labor: Railway Labor Act

Date Filed

April 08, 2024