Tag Archive | visa

Visa wars & lawsuits galore!

Yep, Infy has done it again! August 9, 2012 By V. Ganesh Another Infosys employee has filed a lawsuit against Infosys, alleging that he too was harassed in retaliation for blowing the whistle on visa fraud. Mr. Satya Dev Tripuraneni, an Indian American who worked for five years at the Infosys Silicon Valley office in […]

Infosys whistleblower case going to trial

July 25, 2012 By V. Ganesh The lawsuit filed against Infosys by Mr. Jack Palmer is going to trial next month. On July 6th a US District Court Judge, Myron H. Thompson, had ordered Mr. Palmer and  Infosys to engage in mediation, to attempt an out of court settlement.  However, mediation talks held earlier in the […]

Whistleblower case going to trial if Infosys denies misconduct

July 10, 2012 By V. Ganesh Infosys whistleblower, Mr. Jay Palmer, has ruled out the possibility of settling out of court if his employer continues to deny malefactions. Mr. Palmer’s attorney, Mr. Kenneth J. Mendelsohn of Jemison & Mendelsohn, said in a telephone interview that his client’s case will be taken to trial if, during […]

Nasscom dismisses politics as IT biz feels Uncle Sam’s wrath

June 29, 2012 By V. Ganesh According to Nasscom data, the Indian IT sector, which has grown to about $100 billion in revenues, has witnessed a slow down since Barack Obama became the U.S. president. For example, growth in FY08-09 was a mere 8.6% while in FY10-11 it was 15% and in FY11-12 it was […]

U.S. IMMIGRATION: High class hypocrisy

June 28, 2012 By V. Ganesh Why the Latinos?  I keep asking myself this while reading about the various injustices committed against impoverished Mexicans and other Latin Americans who migrate to the U.S. in search of safety and normalcy.   There are wealthy people of various nationalities who have figured out how to manipulate the immigration system through its numerous hidden loopholes.  Then there are others, particularly affluent Indians, who are deliberately committing visa […]

Whistleblower’s lawsuit against Infosys gains momentum

June 7, 2012 By V. Ganesh Another former Infosys employee filed an affidavit on May 29, 2012 as a part of the deposition process in the lawsuit filed in February 2011 against Infosys by whistleblower, Jack “Jay” Palmer. Stephanie Teasdale was hired by Infosys in 2010 develop and manage an affirmative action and equal employment […]