Congress, through the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, has occupied the field of liability of interstate rail carriers to their employees for work-related injuries.

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New York Central Railroad Co. v. Winfield is a U.S. Supreme Court decision interpreting the Federal Employers’ Liability Act as providing the exclusive federal remedy for work-related injury claims by employees of interstate rail carriers, thereby preempting state laws in this area.

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New York Central Railroad Co. v. Winfield holding Congress, through the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, has occupied the field of liability of interstate rail carriers to their employees for work-related injuries.