The MTA will issue a verification letter only when there's a major delay—typically, at least 10 minutes. Riders can apply for them through the MTA's website or at an office in lower Manhattan.

A far-reaching crackdown on union overtime is under way at the cash-strapped MTA, as top brass vowed to tighten wide-scale abuse of sick days, costly double and triple shifts, pension inflation, an… ...

It took the MTA nearly 20 years to guarantee sick pay to transit workers who fell ill from working at Ground Zero following 9/11. The agency’s board on Wednesday will vote on a policy change … ...

The Transit Authority can also take the heat, giving riders a way to explain a late arrival to work. Commuters love to curse the Metropolitan Transportation Authority—with many doing it on a ...