### Question
Can you define what employee representative means?


### Answer
**Employee representative** is defined as the following in *45 U.S.C. § 351*:

> any officer or official representative of a railway labor organization other than a labor organization included in the term employer as defined in subsection (a) of this section who before or after August 29, 1935, was in the service of an employer as defined in said subsection and who is duly authorized and designated to represent employees in accordance with the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], and any individual who is regularly assigned to or regularly employed by such officer or official representative in connection with the duties of his office

#### Citation:
  - *45 U.S.C. § 351*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 11-RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE**

