MTA: LIRR Employees Chronically Left Work Early And Had Colleagues Swipe Them Out, Including During Poorly Supervised Overtime Shifts

MTA Inspector General Daniel G. Cort announced today the results of an investigation that found four Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) employees based out of the Hillside Maintenance Complex (HMC) committed various acts of timekeeping abuse that included swiping each other out at the time clocks. Some of the time abuse occurred during overtime shifts, when there was a clear lack of proper supervision.

This matter — which led to discipline against all four employees — is part of a broader investigation by the Office of the MTA Inspector General (OIG) into time abuse and fraudulent timekeeping records at LIRR facilities.

“This was a coordinated effort by Long Island Rail Road employees to abuse the timekeeping system and cut hours off their shifts without any apparent fear of repercussions,” sa