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US agency probes bias claims against TCS on race, age, national origin

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Newley Purnell |Eric Fan |Paige Smith

By Newley Purnell, Eric Fan and Paige SmithThe US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating dozens of American workers' allegations that India's biggest IT outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., discriminated against them based on their race, age and national origin.
Former Staffers Say IT Firm Misclassified Managers to Skirt H-1B

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Newley Purnell |Eric Fan

The first time Donald Trump took over the White House, Anil Kini alleges that executives at India’s biggest outsourcing firm ordered him to take part in what he describes as a coverup. Kini, who was an IT manager working in Denver for Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, or TCS, says his superiors ordered him to falsify internal organizational charts — to make them appear more top-heavy with managers than they really were.
Former Staffers Say IT Firm Misclassified Managers to Skirt H-1B

2 months ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Newley Purnell |Eric Fan

The first time Donald Trump took over the White House, Anil Kini alleges that executives at India’s biggest outsourcing firm ordered him to take part in what he describes as a coverup. Kini, who was an IT manager working in Denver for Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, or TCS, says his superiors ordered him to falsify internal organizational charts — to make them appear more top-heavy with managers than they really were.
India’s TCS Misclassified Managers to Skirt H-1B Rules, Former Staffers Say

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Newley Purnell |Eric Fan

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Former Staffers Say India’s Biggest IT Firm Was Gaming the US Visa System

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Newley Purnell |Eric Fan

2 hours agoChina Condems US After 'Taiwan Independence' Cut From Government SiteBeijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to unify with the self-ruled island one day. China condemned the …3 hours agoSunita Ahuja reveals she celebrated her last 12 birthdays alone; 'Jaise hi 8 bajta hai, bottle khol ke, akele...'Govinda’s wife Sunita Ahuja has shared that she has been celebrating her birthdays alone for the last 12 years. Find out more below.
IRE announces winners of the 2024 Philip Meyer Journalism Award

Jan 21, 2025 | ire.org | Eric Fan |Zachary Mider |Denise Lu |Marie Patino

(Jan. 21, 2025) — The annual Philip Meyer Journalism Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors recognizes the best use of social science research methods in journalism. This year, IRE honors five investigative projects from a pool of exceptionally strong applicants. Winning projects will be recognized March 7 at the 2025 NICAR Conference in Minneapolis, during the Friday evening Philip Meyer Award Presentation.
Insiders Tell How IT Giant Favored Indian H-1B Workers Over US Employees

Dec 9, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Eric Fan |Kyle Kim |Latreecia Folkes |Jean-Claude Franchitti

By Eric Fan Coulter Jones Graphics by Kyle Kim December 9, 2024 Six months into her job, Latreecia Folkes had launched a new project and received a letter of praise from her supervisor. And then, she says, she was told to train her replacement on the project, a worker from India. She balked at that but was replaced anyway.
Insiders Tell How IT Giant Favored Indian H-1B Workers Over US Employees

Dec 8, 2024 | flipboard.com | Eric Fan

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Winners: SEJ 23rd Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment

Aug 23, 2024 | sej.org | Perry Beeman |Eric Fan |Jennifer LaFleur |Jennifer Lafleur |Warren Vieth

The Society of Environmental Journalists is proud to announce the winners of the SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment, which honor the best stories released from April 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024, and the best books on environmental topics published in 2023. The SEJ Awards stand as the world's largest and most comprehensive environmental journalism competition.
Thousands of H-1B Visas Are Going to Middlemen Gaming the System

Jul 31, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Zachary Mider |Eric Fan |Denise Lu |Marie Patino

For the full experience visit: Thousands of H-1B Visas Are Going to Middlemen Gaming the SystemEach year in April, the US government conducts a lottery that shapes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people — and America’s future as an economic power. It’s a drawing for a limited number of skilled-worker visas known as H-1Bs. Tech giants, startups, banks and drugmakers all vie for slots, hoping to snap up international graduates of top US universities who must otherwise leave the country.