Amtrak Police Officer Advances Some Race Bias, Reprisal Claims

National Passenger Railroad Corp. must face part of a lawsuit by a Black police officer who says bias caused her to be disciplined for alleged rudeness to a citizen, a federal judge ruled.

The discipline, which included a verbal warning and letter of counseling for tardiness, may be adverse employment action under the US Supreme Court’s clarified test because it could be a “building block” for Shaunta Richardson’s later termination, the US District Court for the District of Columbia said Tuesday. The justices set forth a “some harm” standard for adverse action in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, ...