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IT Outsourcer Gamed US H-1B Visa Lottery for Indian Workers over Others
- DevX101 2y agoDoes this happen for internal technical hiring/promotion committees as well?
- toomuchtodo 2y ago> Cognizant spokesman Jeff DeMarrais said the company plans to appeal the verdict and disagrees with the EEOC finding. “Cognizant provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and does not tolerate discrimination in any form,” he said. He also said the company has sought fewer new visas over the past several years and said any apparent disparities in its hiring stem from a shortage of US tech workers. “Like many consulting firms and other technology companies in the US, Cognizant utilizes the H-1B visa program to fill positions it cannot fill with available US workers,” DeMarrais wrote in one of several emailed responses to questions from Bloomberg News. Odd considering it’s taking tech workers 6-12 months to find new roles. There is no shortage, only a shortage of indentured servants via visas that will work for below market rates, crowding out domestic workers.