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MBTA Interim Chief Pulls Employee’s Hair, Apologizes

6/20/2026

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Story summary
  • Phillip Eng pulled an employee’s hair at a November 2024 team dinner and apologized.
  • The employee called the hair-pulling not welcome and highly inappropriate.
  • The employee reported the incident to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) human-resources and legal departments, filed no formal complaint, and is negotiating to leave.
  • Phillip Eng earns $546,683, was appointed by Governor Maura Healey in 2023, and became interim transportation secretary in October 2025.