Fired Americans say TCS gave their jobs to Indians on H-1B visa

New York: A group of American tech professionals have raised serious allegations against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), claiming that the company abruptly terminated their employment and replaced them with workers from India on H-1B visas. The accusations, reported by the Wall Street Journal, suggest that TCS may have engaged in illegal discriminatory practices based on race and age.

Since late December, at least 22 workers have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing TCS of discriminatory practices. The affected employees, including Caucasians, Asian-Americans, and Hispanic Americans aged between 40s and 60s, claim that TCS unfairly terminated their contracts and transferred their roles to lower-paid Indian immigrants on temporary work visas.

“While companies often conduct layoffs that affect workers with more seniority, the American professionals say TCS broke the law by targetting them based on protected characacteristics of age and race,” the WSJ report said.