New York Central Railroad Co. v. Winfield

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United States Supreme Court case court decision federal court case

New York Central Railroad Co. v. Winfield is a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the scope of federal authority over railroad worker injury claims under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, limiting the application of state workers’ compensation laws in such cases.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ court decision ⓘ federal court case ⓘ
appliesLaw	Federal Employers’ Liability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaOfLaw	employment law ⓘ federal statutory interpretation ⓘ interstate commerce regulation ⓘ personal injury law ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	judicial branch of the United States ⓘ
citationStatus	binding precedent in federal courts ⓘ
clarifies	extent of congressional power over interstate railroad employment injuries ⓘ relationship between FELA and state workers’ compensation laws ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
dateDecided	1917 ⓘ
effect	Clarified that FELA preempts conflicting state workers’ compensation laws for covered railroad employees. ⓘ Strengthened federal control over remedies for injuries to railroad workers engaged in interstate commerce. ⓘ
holding	Congress, through the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, has occupied the field of liability of interstate rail carriers to their employees for work-related injuries. NERFINISHED ⓘ State workers’ compensation laws cannot apply to railroad employees covered by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for injuries sustained in interstate commerce. ⓘ The Federal Employers’ Liability Act provides the exclusive remedy for railroad employees injured while engaged in interstate commerce. NERFINISHED ⓘ
issue	Whether state workers’ compensation statutes may apply to railroad employees covered by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal law NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalPrinciple	Railroad employees engaged in interstate commerce must seek recovery under FELA rather than state workers’ compensation schemes. ⓘ When Congress occupies a field of regulation, state laws in that field are displaced. ⓘ
legalSubject	federal preemption ⓘ labor law ⓘ railroad worker injury claims ⓘ tort law ⓘ workers’ compensation ⓘ
party	New York Central Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	New York Central R.R. Co. v. Winfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
statuteInterpreted	Federal Employers’ Liability Act of 1908 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	exclusive federal remedy for railroad employee injuries ⓘ liability of interstate rail carriers to employees ⓘ
topic	limitation of state workers’ compensation schemes ⓘ scope of federal authority over railroad worker injury claims ⓘ
typeOfDecision	preemption decision ⓘ
yearDecided	1917 ⓘ

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