Union Pacific Ordered to Pay Damages for Retaliating Against Worker

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OSHA says the carrier violated federal law prohibiting railroads from firing workers who report work-related injuries; the railroad plans to appeal

By Paul BergerFollow

 and Esther FungFollow

Aug. 18, 2025 at 3:43 pm ET

Union Pacific freight train.

Regulators will consider ‘fair working conditions for employees’ in their review of Union Pacific’s merger deal with Norfolk Southern. PHOTO: BRANDON BELL/GETTY IMAGES

Federal regulators ordered Union Pacific to pay punitive damages of $150,000 to a worker who was fired after reporting a work-related injury. To continue reading…

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