Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Judge grants class action status to Tata wage suit



Reuters (4/2, Baynes) reported that a California federal judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit filed against Indian conglomerate Tata Sons Ltd. and its Tata Consultancy Services subsidiary on behalf of its employees detailed to work in information technology in the US. The lawsuit claims that the companies violated employee contracts and state labor law by requiring non-US citizen workers to sign over to their employer their US federal and state tax refunds.
        Bloomberg News (4/2, Rosenblatt) added that the company also "deprived employees in California of earned wages by deducting their Indian salary from their compensation," according to the a statement from their lawyers. 

No comments: