--- title: FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers | whistleblower (2) description: whistleblower | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers for on job injuries and whistleblower claims and those of injured passengers. (2) --- [![fw-fela-logo.png](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fw-fela-logo.png?width=504&name=fw-fela-logo.png "fw-fela-logo.png")](https://www.felaattorney.com/) ![lpheader-blog-header.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LP_Headers/lpheader-blog-header.jpg?width=1024&name=lpheader-blog-header.jpg "lpheader-blog-header.jpg") ## FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers and rail passengers ## [ On Railroad, What You Don't Tell Your Lawyer Can Hurt You](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/on-railroad-what-you-dont-tell-your-lawyer-can-hurt-you) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Nov 7, 2014 8:57:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![what should you tell your lawyer in your railroad case](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-2043751396.jpg "what should you tell your lawyer in your railroad case")Should I tell my lawyer? The attorney-client relationship is a special one. Your railroad attorney is one of those people who needs to know your dark secrets and embarrassing history. (Like a doctor, your lawyer is required to keep it private.) Only by knowing what can be used against you, can your lawyer protect against the bias that such information can bring with it. For example, I've had the railroad try and smear my client at trial by asking irrelevant questions about a DUI conviction from years before the accident. Because my client had already told me the details, I was able to show the jury just how ridiculous it was for the railroad to be bringing it up a trial. In this post I’ll give you two examples of how being open and honest with me helped some of my past clients succeed in court, and one example where what the client kept from me meant a lawsuit doomed from the start. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/on-railroad-what-you-dont-tell-your-lawyer-can-hurt-you) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/on-railroad-what-you-dont-tell-your-lawyer-can-hurt-you#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [whistleblower](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/whistleblower), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) ## [Rail Worker Awarded $400k After Firing by Springfield Terminal Railway](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/rail-worker-awarded-400k-after-firing-by-springfield-terminal-railway) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Jul 16, 2014 12:45:25 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![20140602_172245](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-1255165184.jpg?width=326&name=file-1255165184.jpg)Portland, Maine -- A New England railroad worker was awarded $400,000 in June when a federal jury ruled that the railroad had fired him illegally after he voiced safety concerns at a jobsite. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/rail-worker-awarded-400k-after-firing-by-springfield-terminal-railway) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/rail-worker-awarded-400k-after-firing-by-springfield-terminal-railway#comments-listing) Topics: [whistleblower](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/whistleblower), [compensatory damages](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/compensatory-damages), [punitive damages](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/punitive-damages), [reporting safety concerns](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/reporting-safety-concerns) ## [ NJT Worker Ordered to Rehab, is a Whistleblower (even if he doesn’t know it)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/-nj-transit-clerk-ordered-to-go-to-rehab-is-a-whistleblower-even-if-he-doesnt-know-it) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Apr 7, 2014 11:47:35 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![NJ Transit medical marijuana case](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-643181498.jpg?width=332&name=file-643181498.jpg "NJ Transit medical marijuana case") According to published reports, Charlie Davis is a FRSA whistleblower, and he may not even know it.   [NBC News](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/New-Jersey-Transit-Worker-Rehab-Medical-Marijuana-Lawsuit-Charlie-Davis-253905601.html) and [The Bergen Record ](http://www.northjersey.com/news/medical-marijuana-a-dilemma-for-nj-transit-worker-1.839462)are reporting that[ Mr. Davis went for a block operator job when he was bumped from his clerk's position, but instead of a job, he received an ultimatum -- go to rehab, or face termination.](http://www.northjersey.com/news/medical-marijuana-a-dilemma-for-nj-transit-worker-1.839462) Why? Because he tested positive for marijuana, albeit legally.  According to the law, he has 180 days to let OSHA know he was slighted by NJ Transit for following his treating doctor's treatment plan – taking medical marijuana for end stage renal disease.  The test result was no surprise, considering Mr. Davis told the railroad ahead of time about his prescription. 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