Virtusa Must Defend Case Over Bias Against Non-South Asians (1)

Virtusa Corp. must continue to defend a lawsuit asserting that the information technology consulting company uses temporary visa programs to discriminate against workers who aren’t from South Asia.

A federal judge in New Jersey April 30 refused to toss those portions of Leo Sugg’s case that pertain to his own claims of discrimination. Sugg also is pursuing a class action on behalf of other non-South Asian workers who either weren’t hired or were fired by the company allegedly because of their national origin.

The case is one of several asserting that IT consulting companies with roots in India or Sri ...