Each laid off Disney employee was replaced by an Indian either brought in from overseas or H-1B visas
Washington/Orlando:
A group of information technology workers laid off by Walt Disney World have sued the company after they were fired and replaced by contractors from India in 2014.
The group of 30 former IT workers sued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on Monday in an Orlando federal court, alleging they were dismissed "based solely on their national origin and race" and were replaced with Indians who received "special treatment".
They have told the court that each of them was replaced by an Indian who was either brought in from overseas or H-1B visas, or was assigned overseas to handle the job remotely.
The workers felt even more insulted by being forced to train their replacements, the suit says.
Disney said in a statement, "Like the two other dismissed cases brought by this lawyer, this latest lawsuit is nonsense and we will defend it vigorously."
The new suit comes two months after a federal judge in Florida dismissed two lawsuits from former IT workers over the layoffs. The judge ruled that Disney and its two outsourcing contractors did not violate any rules in its job switches.
President-elect Donald Trump targeted the H-1B visa as part of his campaign promise to end the outsourcing of American jobs. He said he was "totally committed" to eliminating abuse of the visa, which affords temporary employment for foreign workers.
The group of 30 former IT workers sued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on Monday in an Orlando federal court, alleging they were dismissed "based solely on their national origin and race" and were replaced with Indians who received "special treatment".
They have told the court that each of them was replaced by an Indian who was either brought in from overseas or H-1B visas, or was assigned overseas to handle the job remotely.
The workers felt even more insulted by being forced to train their replacements, the suit says.
Disney said in a statement, "Like the two other dismissed cases brought by this lawyer, this latest lawsuit is nonsense and we will defend it vigorously."
The new suit comes two months after a federal judge in Florida dismissed two lawsuits from former IT workers over the layoffs. The judge ruled that Disney and its two outsourcing contractors did not violate any rules in its job switches.
President-elect Donald Trump targeted the H-1B visa as part of his campaign promise to end the outsourcing of American jobs. He said he was "totally committed" to eliminating abuse of the visa, which affords temporary employment for foreign workers.
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