San Francisco, October 8:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천A jury at a district court in the US has found that tech major Cognizant allegedly discriminated against non-Indian workers in the Silicon Valley, asking for punitive damages against the company. According to multiple reports, the jury verdict against Cognizant came in a class-action lawsuit that claimed that the tech firm abused the H-1B visa process which is intended for workers with specialised skills.

The class-action lawsuit claimed that 슬롯사이트œCognizant ousted many non-Indian workers슬롯사이트� by first taking them off projects and 슬롯사이트œbenching슬롯사이트� them without work, then keeping them benched until firing them in accordance with a company policy, reports Siliconvalley.com. Cognizant said it was 슬롯사이트œdisappointed슬롯사이트� and would appeal against the verdict.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Starlink Funds Denial: US House Oversight Committee Investigates FCC슬롯사이트™s USD 885.5 Million Subsidy Revocation of Elon Musk슬롯사이트™s Internet Company/

In a statement, the company said 슬롯사이트œWe provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and have built a diverse and inclusive workplace that promotes a culture of belonging in which all employees feel valued, are engaged and have the opportunity to develop and succeed슬롯사이트�.

슬롯사이트œCognizant does not tolerate discrimination and takes such claims seriously,슬롯사이트� it added. The tech company obtains H-1B visas for hundreds of Indian citizens to work in Bay Area jobs per year. Data from 2023 showed that Cognizant placed H-1B holders at Bay Area employers ranging from Google, Meta and Apple to PG&E, Kaiser Permanente and Walmart.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천FTX Bankruptcy Plan Approved by US Judge After 2 Years, Creditors To Receive USD 1.19 for Every Dollar.

As per the lawsuit, 슬롯사이트œCognizant has used policies and practices related to hiring, promotion, and termination of individuals that have had a disparate impact on the basis of national origin and race (harming those who are not of South Asian race or Indian national origin) that are neither job-related for the positions at issue nor consistent with business necessity슬롯사이트�. The class-action suit is based on a complaint by Washington, DC-based law firm boutique on behalf of employees who said they were discriminated against non-Indian workers.

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