For these claims to be successful, we must correctly identify them. Outside the scope refers to the geographical scope of your assignment. If your assignment operates between Elburn and CPT including taking your equipment to the yard and engine to the ramp, your scope of assignment is everything between Elburn and CPT.
Any extra work you are instructed to perform outside of these limits is work outside the scope of assignment and should be claimed as follows:
“Claim one basic day on account I performed work outside the scope of my assignment. Operated (train ID) from (circ-7) to (circ-7) from (start time) to (end time). Instructed by (manager/stationmaster title or name) to perform this work. This work is outside the geographical limits of my assignment.”
If you are instructed to perform additional work within the scope of your assignment, this is also a violation, but must be classified as work not in connection with assignment, and should be claimed as follows:
“Claim one basic day on account I performed work not in connection with my assignment. Operated (train ID) from (circ-7) to (circ-7) from (start time) to (end time). Instructed by (manager/stationmaster title or name) to perform this work. This work is not part of my bulletined assignment.”
With both claims, the most important piece of information is your FRA Hours of Service reporting screen. It must match the work you performed with correct train ID’s, locations, and times.