Buchanan v. Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd

  1. August 20, 2019

    Verdict Favoring Tata In Race Bias Suit Was Legit, Judge Says

    A jury verdict favoring Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. in a class action alleging that the Mumbai-based information technology outsourcing agency discriminated against non-South Asian workers in the U.S. will not be reversed, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  2. January 30, 2019

    Tata Fights Bid For New Trial Over Workers' Race Bias Claims

    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. fought back in California federal court on Tuesday against a class of former employees' bid for a new trial, two months after a jury cleared the information technology outsourcing agency of class allegations that it discriminated against non-South Asians in staffing decisions.

  3. November 28, 2018

    Jury Clears Tata Of U.S. Workers' Discrimination Claims

    A California federal jury on Wednesday cleared Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. of certified class allegations that the Mumbai, India-based information technology outsourcing agency discriminates against non-South Asian workers in the U.S.

  4. November 27, 2018

    Tata Bias Claims Hinge On Employment Data As Trial Wraps

    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and a certified class of workers gave starkly opposite takes on the IT company's employment data at the close of a California federal trial Tuesday, with the workers arguing it shows systemic discrimination against non-South Asians, while Tata pointed to "huge" increases in local hires.

  5. November 15, 2018

    Tata Exec Defends Firing Practices In Discrimination Trial

    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.'s head of workplace effectiveness defended the company's firing practices Thursday during a trial over class allegations that Tata discriminates against non-South Asians, testifying that the company recently raised its retention rates to over 80 percent of workers.

  6. November 13, 2018

    Tata Encouraged 'Expats Versus Locals' Culture, Jury Hears

    A California federal jury considering class claims that Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. discriminates against non-South Asians heard taped deposition testimony Tuesday from a former Tata senior human resources manager, who said that the company prioritizes visa holders and the culture was "expats versus locals."

  7. November 08, 2018

    Judge Takes Loeb & Loeb Atty To Task Over Evidence At Trial

    A California federal judge on Thursday questioned whether a Loeb & Loeb LLP attorney defending Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. in a class discrimination trial had misrepresented evidence to jurors, saying "it looked to me that there [were] some misrepresentations happening" and allowing opposing counsel to clarify the evidence with the jury.

  8. November 07, 2018

    Ex-Tata Engineer Testifies He Was Harassed On Apple Team

    An Iranian national and former Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. software engineer testified Wednesday during a California federal trial over class discrimination claims that his Indian boss and colleagues mocked him, repeatedly called him "stupid" and then kicked him off an Apple Inc. job for being late for work on a single occasion.

  9. November 06, 2018

    Judge Walks Back Comment Ripping Tata Exec At Bias Trial

    A California federal judge said Tuesday that a Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. executive testifying during a trial over class claims that the IT outsourcing agency illegally favors South Asians "doesn't know a lot of things," but later told jurors to ignore her comment after Tata's counsel objected.

  10. November 05, 2018

    Tata 'Benched' US Workers, Jury Told As Bias Trial Opens

    A certified class of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. workers told a jury during the opening of a California federal trial Monday that the information technology outsourcing agency discriminates against non-South Asians by systemically "benching" them from projects before firing them, while Tata's counsel characterized the workers as high-paid relief pitchers, who were let go for being difficult to work with.

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