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US judge lets Indian engineer’s bias case against Apple proceed
A California judge has refused Apple’s request to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed by engineer Anita Nariani Schulze. In a tentative ruling, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni said…
The Story in Brief
A California judge has refused Apple’s request to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed by engineer Anita Nariani Schulze. In a tentative ruling, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni said she had supported her legal claims adequately, without deciding their merits. Schulze alleges that two male managers excluded her from meetings, criticised and micromanaged her work, and denied her bonuses despite positive evaluations. She says the treatment involved sexism, racism, religious bias and discrimination based on national origin.
The judge rejected Schulze’s request to represent a wider class of female Apple employees, finding that she had not shown a broader pattern. The Economic Times reports that a final ruling and any hearing schedule were unclear. Apple had not responded to a request for comment. The case follows a separate California civil rights lawsuit against Cisco over alleged caste discrimination, which Cisco denies.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that this is proof of a Silicon Valley-wide South Asian bias problem go beyond the ruling, which addresses one employee’s allegations and rejects a class action. The opposite claim, that the case is baseless because Apple was not ordered to pay damages, is also premature. Evidence on meetings, bonuses and performance records will matter more than cultural generalisations. Will the court ultimately find discrimination on the merits?
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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