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    Mphasis to pay $171,300 to settle discrimination law suit

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    The US Department of Labor said that ‘the routine compliance evaluation alleges that – between 2015 and 2017 – Mphasis Corp. discriminated against white applicants in favor of Asian applicants for computer systems analyst positions. Mphasis has denied all of the allegations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

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    PUNE: Mphasis has agreed to pay $171,300 in lost wages to resolve allegations of discrimination at its office in the US. The company has denied the allegations. This follows a routine compliance evaluation by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) into the company’s hiring practices.

    In a news release, the Department of Labor said that ‘the routine compliance evaluation alleges that – between 2015 and 2017 – Mphasis Corp. discriminated against white applicants in favor of Asian applicants for computer systems analyst positions. OFCCP found that the company’s hiring practices violated Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating in employment based on race, national origin or gender. The company does not admit liability.’

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    Mphasis has denied all of the allegations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). “Mphasis is now and has always been committed to equal employment and will continue to reflect our commitment to the recruitment of a diverse workforce. To avoid costly litigation, we have resolved this matter,” said a company spokesperson.

    As per the settlement, reached at a federal court in New York, the company will pay $171,300 in back wages and extend opportunities to all 14 class members and take steps to ensure its personnel practices meet all legal requirements.

    “Federal contractors are required to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants regardless of race and ethnicity,” said Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ Regional Director Jane Suhr, in San Francisco.

    Indian IT firms operating in the office have routinely faced allegations of discrimination in favour of Asian or Indian workers.
    The Economic Times

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