You get hurt on the railroad. You request immediate medical attention. You get to the medical facility, hospital or otherwise. You want to focus on the doctor. You want to discuss your symptoms, your prior medical history and your family medical history.

But your boss is like a gnat in the room.

Tell him to leave because he’s already violated federal regulation.

The Federal Railroad Administration has long said it is a violation of federal anti-harassment regulations to enter the examination room of an injured employee except in two limited instances. But I am astounded how often it continues to happen and how many employees think they have to put up with it.

In this post I explain how the law prohibts this kind of supervisor action and what you should do if you experience it after a railroad injury.