Employment Law
Breach of Contract
Foreign National Workers
Gopi Vedachalam and Kangana Beri, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Tata America International Corp., Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Tata Sons Ltd.
Published: Mar. 9, 2013 | Result Date: Feb. 22, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 4:06-cv-0963-CW Settlement – $29,750,000
Court
USDC Northern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Kelly M. Dermody
(Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP)
Steven M. Tindall
(Gibbs Law Group LLP)
Defendant
Facts
Plaintiff workers filed a breach of contract and wage and hour lawsuit against Indian IT consulting company Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Gopi Vedachalam and Kangana Beri, former employees, alleged that the company collected their U.S. income tax refunds, deducted their Indian salary from their U.S. wages, and paid less than the salaries promised in their contracts.
In April 2012, a national class was certified to pursue the breach of contract claims and state labor law claims.
Result
The parties settled for $29.75 million.
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