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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