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This is a determination of the Railroad Retirement Board concerning the
continuing status of Witherow Locomotive Service, Inc. (BA Number 9522), as an
employer under the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. §231 et seq.) and the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. §351 et seq.). In Legal Opinion
L-87-90, issued on June 30, 1987, WLS was determined to be an employer under the
Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act with service
creditable from May 13, 1981, the date the Articles of Incorporation were filed
and operations began. The Board's Audit and Compliance Division issued a
letter dated April 5, 2011, to Ms. Carolyn Witherow, President of WLS, asking
about its current operating status. In a letter received May 3, 2011, Ms.
Witherow responded that WLS was not currently providing rail service, and had no
employees, equipment, or facilities. Additionally, copies of the Articles of
Dissolution filed with the State of Florida on March 1, 2010 were provided by
Ms. Witherow. The Articles of Dissolution indicate that the dissolution was
approved by a majority of the shareholders of WLS on December 31, 2009, and
became effective on the date they were filed with the Florida Secretary of
State.
Section 202.11 (20 CFR 202.11) of the Board's regulations states that:
The employer status of any company or person shall terminate whenever such
company or person loses any of the characteristics essential to the existence
of an employer status.
The evidence of record establishes that WLS no longer possesses the
characteristics of an operating railroad company. The Board therefore finds that
effective March 1, 2010 the date the Articles of Dissolution were filed with the
State of Florida, Witherow Locomotive Service, Inc. ceased being a covered
employer under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts.
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FOR THE BOARD
Martha P. Rico
Secretary to the Board |
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