Compliance Assistance - Employee Protections Under the Federal Transit Law, 49 U.S.C. § 5333(b) (formerly identified as Section 13(c) of the Federal Transit Act)

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Synopsis of Law

An employer who receives Federal mass transit funds must protect all covered mass transit employees affected by the use of the Federal money. The Department of Labor must approve the arragements made to protect these employees. For covered employees the arrangements include:

• preserving their rights and benefits;
• continuing their collective bargaining rights;
• protecting them against a worsening of their employment conditions;
• assuring jobs for employees of acquired mass transit systems;
• providing priority of reemployment if the employee is laid off or his job is eliminated; and
• providing paid training.

Compliance Assistance Materials

• Factsheet- Urban Transit Grants Under Section 5333(b)
• Factsheet- Small Urban and Rural Transit Grants under 49 U.S.C. Section 5311 (formely Section 18 of the Federal Transit Act)
• How To Obtain DOL Certification of a Protective Arrangement for an Urban Grant
• How to Obtain an Application of the Section 13(c)Warranty for a Small Urban and Rural Grant
• Checklist for Urban Program
• Checklist for Small Urban and Rural Program
• Sample Small Urban for Rural Verification by Grant Applicant
• Sample Small Urban and Rural List of Recipients, Other Eligible Providers, ect.

Sample Protective Arrangements - Protective Terms

• Capital Assistance Arrangement, 4-17-02
• Operating Assistance Arrangement, 10-01-01
• The National (Model) Agreement
• Section 5311 Warranty for Small Urban and Rural Program grants.
• Non-union Arrangement

Questions & Answers

• What is Section 13(c)?
• What Employee Protections does Section 13(c) require?
• Does Section 13(c) guarantee continued employment with a transit provider?
• Does Section 13(c) confer collective bargaining rights upon transit employees?
• How are these employee protections developed?

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• Current LM-2, LM-3, LM-4
• Revised Form LM-2
• New Form T-1
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