THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICIES, RECEIVING UNAUTHORIZED PAY

Three Amtrak employees in Los Angeles, California, were terminated from employment on May 15, 2019, June 19, 2019, and September 5, 2019, following administrative hearings for violating company policies. Our investigation found that these employees changed their employment codes in the company’s electronic time keeping system resulting in an unauthorized increase in pay. One employee received an overpayment of over $35,000.00, another received an overpayment of over $23,000.00 and the final employee received an overpayment of over $21,000.00.