October 04, 2024
A California federal jury found Friday that Cognizant Technologies engaged in a "pattern or practice" of intentional discrimination against a class of non-South Asian and non-Indian employees who were terminated, setting the stage for a second phase that will determine damages against the IT giant.
October 03, 2024
Cognizant Technologies rested its defense Thursday of class action claims that it is biased toward Indian workers after a company executive testified that the number of employee transfers from India to the U.S. has steadily decreased since 2014, bringing to a close live testimony in the racially charged retrial.
October 02, 2024
A Cognizant Technologies vice president repeatedly denied in testimony Wednesday that the company is biased toward Indian workers in a class action brought by former employees, and said the company's high percentage of Indian workers with visas is due to the "vast pool of engineering talent" in that country.
October 01, 2024
A former Cognizant Technology IT worker who is among a class of employees alleging the company is biased toward Indians and South Asians was confronted on cross-examination Tuesday during a California federal trial about emails he sent that a company attorney argued show a longstanding "problem" with Indian visa holders.
September 30, 2024
A former Cognizant employee testifying for a class of former workers alleging the company is biased in favor of Indian employees corrected an attorney on Monday when asked if she "felt excluded" at the company, insisting, "Well, I was excluded."
September 27, 2024
A California federal judge proposed an "outside the box" idea Friday after a juror in a trial considering allegations that Cognizant Technologies is biased in favor of Indian workers came down with COVID-19, allowing the juror to view the proceedings from home via video.
September 26, 2024
A Howard University professor testifying as an expert for a class of former Congizant Technologies employees alleging the company has a bias in favor of Indian workers told a California federal jury Thursday the fact that 99% of Cognizant's H-1B visa workers are from India is "unusual" and demonstrates a "cultural preference."
September 25, 2024
A former employee at Cognizant Technology testified Wednesday as a witness for a class of former employees alleging the company discriminates against non-Indian workers, and said he believes the company did not just have a preference for hiring workers from India through the H-1B visa program, but that it was "a mandate."
September 24, 2024
An attorney for a class of former Cognizant Technology employees alleging the company discriminated against non-South Asian and non-Indian employees told a jury during opening statements of a retrial Tuesday that the probability Cognizant's behavior wasn't racially biased is about one in a billion.
June 26, 2023
A California federal judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in a class action accusing Cognizant Technology Solutions of discriminating against non-South Asian or non-Indian employees, an outcome the foreperson attributed to a holdout who "put his head down" and "just wouldn't participate."