Enacts the "commuter rail employee rights protection act"

Summary

The bill forces Metro‑North and the Long Island Rail Road, plus their successors, to give up any claim of sovereign immunity in state or federal lawsuits. It subjects those railroads to all applicable federal railroad statutes, including labor, safety, retirement, whistleblower and anti‑discrimination laws. The change applies retroactively to any lawsuits already pending in New York.

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