Florida Governor’s strong words against Cognizant on H-1B hiring bias case; NYU professor wins $8.4 million
A former employee of Cognizant Technology Solutions went to court alleging hiring bias by the company, as he was laid off in 2016 after working in the company for a decade. Jean-Claude Franchitti said his dismissal came after he questioned the cheap labor model of the IT major, as he observed that the company was preferring cheap labor from India. In 2016, he had a $350,000 per year role, and he was fired.
A federal jury in Manhattan sided with Franchitti and awarded hum $8.4 million — $4.2 million in back pay for lost wages and an additional $4.2 million in punitive damages. Franchitti now teaches at NYU.
