Infosys Settles Harassment Lawsuit with US Indian Ex Employee

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 19:27 IST   |    1 Comments
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This is the second time an employee is filing a harassment lawsuit (related to visa fraud) against India's second largest software services provider.

Last year, Palmer a software project manager at Infosys has complained about harassment and discrimination from his superiors and co-workers ever since he complained about visa fraud at the company. But this case was dismissed by a U.S. judge in August.

Palmer accused that Infosys’s brought Indian employees to U.S on B-1 visas which are short term and less costly, instead of H-1B visas.

Palmer also complained that he had to face serious problems at his workplace following the complaint; he was not given any work assignments, was denied bonuses and moreover was subjected to death threats as well.

"They did the worst thing they could do to someone who is used to working 80 hours a week," Palmer said. "They sit me at home and cut me off from everything. My life is floating in Infosys purgatory."

Even though, both the cases came as a big blow to Infosys, the company was successful in clearing itself of any wrongdoing.