It’s Cognizant’s turn to face US lawsuit alleging discrimination

Bengaluru: Cognizant is being sued by a US employee who is alleging discrimination in the way assignments are handed out in the company and says that his US origin was the reason he was denied promotions despite helping the company win large deals with clients such as Pepsi and Discover Financial.

The lawsuit includes an email in which a Cognizant internal recruiter is seen calling for an American as a ‘diversity candidate’ for a project in that country.