Ca. Dept. Of Fair Employment & Housing V. Cisco Systems, Inc. Et Al
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed a civil rights complaint against Cisco Systems, Inc., Sundar Iyer, and Ramana Kompella for alleged unlawful employment practices based on religion, ancestry, national origin/ethnicity, and race/color against an employee, referred to as John Doe, who is a Dalit Indian. The lawsuit claims that Doe's higher caste supervisors and co-workers imported discriminatory practices into the workplace, resulting in Doe receiving less pay, fewer opportunities, and other inferior terms and conditions of employment. The lawsuit seeks to remedy workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation violations at Cisco's San Jose, California corporate headquarters under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The case is being assigned to the San Jose Division of the court and seeks damages exceeding the minimum jurisdictional limits of the court.
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