EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT CONVICTION AND USING SICK LEAVE WHILE INCARCERATED

June 18, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

An Amtrak sheet metal worker/mechanic based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on June 18, 2021, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policy by failing to disclose a conviction to the company during his employment and by using sick leave while serving time in jail and while confined to his home on electronic monitoring.

Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-344