Employee Terminated for Failure to Report Convictions and Operating Company Vehicles Without a Drivers License

An Amtrak trackman/flagman based in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from employment on August 5, 2021, prior to his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by driving and operating company-owned vehicles without a valid driver’s license on a routine basis. We further determined that he was arrested and convicted on two occasions for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and did not report the incidents to the company as policy required.