The fine was issued after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated reports that a Metro-North employee was retaliated against after reporting a workplace injury three years ago, newstimes.com reported.
The railroad has said it has a zero-tolerance policy toward retaliation for reporting workplace injuries, newstimes.com said.
The fine is the largest ever assessed under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, newstimes.com said.
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