In the US tech company Apple, a case of alleged discrimination against a female Indian engineer has come to light. The engineer has adopted the court’s path for this. Apple Inc. has suffered a setback in the initial phase of this discrimination-related lawsuit.
In a temporary ruling on Wednesday, Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni of the Santa Clara County Superior Court has rejected Apple’s request to quash the case. Apple claimed that Anita’s claims were not enough and were based on conservative thinking.
According to the Live Mint website, Anita Nariani Shulje said that she was forced to quit the job due to the discriminatory attitude of her senior and direct manager. Anita was working as a technical engineer from April 2019, but after enduring a discriminatory attitude for years, she now had to leave the job.
He said that both of them kept him out of the meeting, while letting the rest of the male employees come. At the same time both of them constantly criticized him, underestimated his work and he was denied bonus despite better performance and significant contribution to the team. Anita claimed that one of the reasons for the hostility of the managers against her is her Hindu descent from Sindh region of Pakistan.
At the same time, the judge turned down Anita’s request to represent women employees who have been working in Apple during the last four years, who have faced discrimination. The judge agreed with Apple and said that Anita has not been able to tell the pattern of discrimination, which can be applied to a large group.
At present, it is not clear from the court whether the judges will hear on Thursday before final verdict. At the same time, Apple has not immediately responded to this matter.
There was a case of discrimination in Silicon Valley earlier
Earlier, a case of discrimination against a Dalit Indian engineer had come up in California. California regulators then filed a lawsuit against the American company Cisco Systems.
In the Cisco case, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleged that two Indian employees at a San Jose-based company discriminated against a Dalit staff on the basis of caste.
Cisco denied the claims, stating that they have zero tolerance for discrimination. It also said that this lawsuit should be withdrawn because caste is not a protected category under American Civil Rights Law.
