Free transportation — Us Code Code § 357
Us Code Code § 357 — Free transportation. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 357. Free transportation
It shall not be unlawful for carriers to furnish free transportation to employees qualified for benefits or serving waiting periods under this chapter.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 680, §7, 52 Stat. 1102.)
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act June 25, 1938, ch. 680, 52 Stat. 1094, which enacted this chapter and amended sections 503 and 1104 and former section 1107 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 367 of this title and Tables.
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