EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR POSTING OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND IMAGES ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT

October 05, 2022 |  Investigative Summaries

An Amtrak employee based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was terminated from employment on October 5, 2022, after our investigation found that the employee violated company policies by posting inappropriate and offensive language and images on her publicly available Facebook account that also identified her as a company employee. The former employee admitted to posting the language and images, which she acknowledged could be deemed as offensive and inappropriate by customers and other employees. In addition, the former employee also admitted to accepting a gift from a customer that she stated was valued at $300, also in violation of company policy.

Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2023-302