Authorities Cited: United States Code 45 U.S.C. § 152 45 U.S.C. § 153 45 U.S.C. § 153 Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 301.1(b) 29 C.F.R. § 301.5 29 C.F.R. § 301.5(d) 29 C.F.R. § 301.7(b) Supreme Court 424 U.S. 319, 333 430 U.S. 99, 109 439 U.S. 89, 91-94 484 U.S. 29 509 U.S. 1, 14 Circuit Courts 498 F.2d 913 699 F.2d 681, 684 768 F.2d 914, 922 782 F.2d 94, 96 783 F.2d 131, 135 797 F.2d 442, 448 810 F.2d 720, 722 814 F.2d 1192, 1195 838 F.2d 1434, 1436 892 F.2d 839, 847 9 F.3d 29, 31 22 F.3d 59, 63-64 191 F.3d 834, 839 284 F.3d 710, 711-712 446 F.3d 714, 720 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)