A US judge has approved a class action suit against Tata Consultancy alleging that the firm unfairly kept the US tax refunds of Indian employees working abroad, court documents show.
The plaintiffs accuse the company of forcing its Indian employees to sign over their US tax refunds to the Mumbai-based company, according to the Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein law firm, which is representing them.
The complaint also alleges that Tata did not pay its employees the amount it promised them before they came to the United States.
"More than ten thousand current and former Indian nationals working for Tata in America now may have their day in court," Kelly Dermody, co-lead class counsel, said in a statement.
"We look forward to demonstrating at trial that Tata breached the standard employment contract with these employees and violated California labour laws."
The plaintiffs seek "compensation and damages for current and former employees who were not paid what they were promised, who were deprived of their tax refunds, and who faced unauthorized Indian salary deductions," the law firm said on its website.
The plaintiffs accuse the company of forcing its Indian employees to sign over their US tax refunds to the Mumbai-based company, according to the Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein law firm, which is representing them.
The complaint also alleges that Tata did not pay its employees the amount it promised them before they came to the United States.
"More than ten thousand current and former Indian nationals working for Tata in America now may have their day in court," Kelly Dermody, co-lead class counsel, said in a statement.
"We look forward to demonstrating at trial that Tata breached the standard employment contract with these employees and violated California labour laws."
The plaintiffs seek "compensation and damages for current and former employees who were not paid what they were promised, who were deprived of their tax refunds, and who faced unauthorized Indian salary deductions," the law firm said on its website.
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