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**Court Orders Company CEO to Testify in Discrimination Case** This case involved a discrimination lawsuit against Beechwood Distributors Inc. During the legal process, the worker's attorney requested that the company's CEO testify under oath in a deposition (a formal question-and-answer session outside of court). The company apparently resisted this request, forcing the worker to ask the court to step in. The court sided with the worker and ordered Beechwood Distributors' CEO to participate in the deposition via video conference. Additionally, the judge awarded the worker $900 to cover the attorney fees spent fighting for this testimony. This money compensates the worker for the extra legal costs caused by the company's resistance. **What This Means for Workers:** This ruling shows that courts will require company executives, including CEOs, to testify in employment discrimination cases when their testimony is relevant. Companies cannot simply refuse to make their top leaders available for questioning. Workers also have the right to recover attorney fees when employers unnecessarily force them to go to court for basic discovery requests. This helps level the playing field between workers and companies with deeper pockets during litigation.