Overview

• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is actively investigating allegations against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for discriminatory layoffs based on race, age, and national origin.
• Over two dozen complaints, filed since late 2023, claim TCS disproportionately laid off American workers over 40 and from non-South Asian backgrounds while retaining Indian employees, especially those on H-1B visas.
• TCS has denied the allegations, calling them meritless and asserting its commitment to equal-opportunity employment practices in the U.S.
• The probe, initiated under President Biden, continues under President Trump, with Acting EEOC Chair Andrea R. Lucas signaling tougher enforcement against workplace discrimination.
• Parallel claims of age and nationality-based discrimination during a 2023 redundancy process have been filed by three former TCS employees in a U.K. employment tribunal.