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Infosys settles lawsuit in US

Infosys has settled a harassment suit filed in a US court by a former employee, through mediation. Satya Dev Tripuraneni, a former US-based employee of Infosys on August 2 had filed a lawsuit in the California District Court, alleging that the management retaliated against him for complaining against company?s visa practices.

Infosys has settled a harassment suit filed in a US court by a former employee, through mediation. Satya Dev Tripuraneni, a former US-based employee of Infosys on August 2 had filed a lawsuit in the California District Court, alleging that the management retaliated against him for complaining against company?s visa practices.

In a statement, Infosys said, ?The Dev Tripuraneni lawsuit filed against the company has been withdrawn following successful mediation of the dispute. We can confirm that we reached an amicable settlement, without any admission of liability. This settlement enables us to avoid the costs and distraction associated with protracted litigation.?

This is the second major boost for Infosys with regard to employee harassment cases as it was cleared of any wrongdoing in the much publicised Jack Palmer case by a US court in August. Palmer, a US citizen and employee of Infosys, had accused the company of harassing him for speaking against visa abuses, but the court threw out his case.

In both these cases, Infosys had consistently maintained that it had been following all the regulations there were no cases of harassment against its employees. However, Infosys is still facing certain investigations from the US department of homeland security and grand jury in the US District Court of Texas. The company, in a filing with US SEC on April 18, had stated, ?The DHS is undertaking a review of our employer eligibility verifications on Form I-9 with respect to our employees working in the US,? Infosys said.

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First published on: 15-12-2012 at 03:06 IST
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