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Infosys is sued by a former Indian American employee for harassment and religious discrimination.

By LIFS January 9, 2010 at 1:05 PM
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A former Indian American employee is suing Infosys for harassment and religious discrimination, alleging she was ridiculed by managers as an "ABCD" and forced to work on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 
Promila Awasthi's lawsuit charges officials at the Fremont, Calif., company with disparaging her for lacking "family values" and "telling her that she should not celebrate Thanksgiving because she is Indian, and that therefore she must work on Thanksgiving Day."

Awasthi, who quit the company in November 2008 after eight months, alleges: "Infosys management ridiculed Mrs. Awasthi's children for celebrating Thanksgiving, and called them 'ABCD,' short for 'American-Born Confused Desi,' and 'IBCD,' short for 'Indian-Born Confused Desi,' insulting terms used to criticize people of Indian ancestry who are Americanized."
 

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