BENGALURU: A US court has found IT services company Cognizant Technology Solutions guilty of discriminatory conduct towards non-Indian workers and that the company should pay punitive damages to compensate employees who suffered harm. The case is Palmer v. Cognizant Tech Solutions and it claims the IT giant misused the H-1B visa programme. It stated, “Cognizant doesn’t tolerate discrimination and takes such claims seriously. Christy Palmer v. Cognizant was initially filed in 2017 and addresses plaintiffs’ claims dating back to 2013.”The jury said the company engaged in a ‘pattern or practice’ of discrimination against a class of non-South Asian and non-Indian employees who were terminated. Plaintiffs claimed they were dismissed after a five-week period without work and that their positions were filled by Indian workers.

Source: Indian Express October 09, 2024 02:41 UTC