Controversy
Kansas City Southern Railway is currently involved in a lawsuit regarding race-based employment discrimination in "violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. ยง 1981". The plaintiff alleges he was refused reinstatement based on race and that other employees of similar responsibility and disciplinary history were granted reinstatement despite their record. The case has seen hearings before the Public Law Board, the Federal Railroad Administration, and federal courts. Though the case was initially ruled in favor of KCS by a district court the ruling has been overturned by the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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