MUHAMMAD v. CHI-ST. JOSEPH CHILDREN'S HEALTH

**Railroad Worker Wins Right to Interview Amtrak Managers in Discrimination Case** Muhammad, a worker, filed a discrimination lawsuit against Amtrak (despite the case name mentioning a children's health organization, the employer was actually Amtrak railroad). During the legal process, Muhammad asked the court to force Amtrak to make their managers available for depositions - formal interviews under oath where lawyers can ask questions to gather evidence for the case. Amtrak did not oppose this request, and the court granted Muhammad's motion. This means Amtrak must produce their managing agents (supervisory employees) to be interviewed as part of the lawsuit. The court also indicated that Muhammad might be able to recover the costs and attorney's fees related to this motion, though that decision will be made separately later. **What This Means for Workers:** This ruling shows that when employers don't cooperate with reasonable requests during discrimination lawsuits, courts will step in to ensure workers can access the evidence they need. Workers have the right to interview management as part of building their discrimination cases. Additionally, if employers make workers go to court to get basic cooperation, the workers may be able to recover their legal costs for those extra court filings.