Indian IT giant Infosys faces a racial discrimination suit in the US as Black Lives Matter protests rise in the country

• A former diversity head Davina Linguist has filed the case against the company in a Texas court and is demanding compensation.
• She has claimed that Infosys discriminated against her as she had testified in court in an earlier class action lawsuit against the company.
• The complaints against Infosys come at a time when America is amidst the Black Lives Matter protest.

Infosys is facing a race discrimination suit in the US. A former diversity head Davina Linguist has filed the case against the company in a Texas court and is demanding compensation.

According to reports, Linguist, an African American national, said that Infosys discriminated against her as she had testified in court in an earlier class action lawsuit against the company. Linguist had quit Infosys in 2017, but she says that she was removed from the role.

“Infosys has a policy of treating everyone fairly and providing equal employment opportunity and an inclusive workplace to all. It has multiple avenues in which employees can report concerns and further takes affirmative measures so that employees can do so without retaliation," the company said in a statement to the Economic Times.

Earlier in 2018, Infosys’ immigration head in the US too had spoken about the company’s discrimination. He had alleged that he “was not given equal right to work based on his race and the management retaliated against him for complaining about the discrimination.”

The complaints against Infosys come at a time when America is amidst the Black Lives Matter protest – which has brought the country to a standstill. The protests began after the murder of a black man George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. Since then, thousands have taken to the roads in the US to protest against police brutality and racism in the US.

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