Why “Cognizant” is being discussed
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Cognizant was found liable for engaging in ethnic nepotism and benching non-Indian labor disproportionately, so a preference for non-Americans is indeed plausible and dependent…
by profdevloper · Oct 8, 2026
> "If companies like Infosys or Cognizant are taking "slots" that could be filled by people like those H1Bs, then I'd consider that a big problem." It's hard to get data, but th…
by curiousllama · Oct 8, 2026
Huh, there are other Indian IT vendors in list like Tata, Wipro, Cognizant and Infosys. MS is not alone in this. It'd be payback if it was about Microsoft's business/contra…
by geodel · Oct 8, 2026
The cases where the government has proved in a court of law that a company is in violation of the statute or regulation. I am not aware of any successful prosecutions here other…
by bubblethink · Oct 8, 2026
No need to wonder, Top offenders like Tata, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant all listed.
by geodel · Oct 8, 2026
> They flood the H1B lottery, crowding out (imo) more deserving high-skill folks. I really wish this was quantifiable in some way -- I have no way to tell if this statement is a…
by kentm · Oct 8, 2026
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is an American domiciled Indian multinational information technology services and outsourcing company, headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey. It was originally founded in Chennai, India, as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in 1994. After a series of corporate restructurings, the company went public in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia