TCS under fire in US for being ‘biased’ towards Indian staff, laying off Americans; IT major calls claims ‘meritless’

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT outsourcing firm, is under fire in the United States for allegedly being biased towards Indian employees and firing American workers during layoffs. The allegations by non-Indian employees in TCS’ oversees office has prompted the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to open an investigation against the IT major, as per a report

According to a Bloomberg report, former employees who are largely professionals from non-South Asian ethnic backgrounds and over the age of 40 claim that they have been discriminated against by TCS based on their race, age and national origin.