Between 2011 and 2017, plaintiffs Christopher Slaight, Amir Masoudi, Nobel Mandili and a class of about 1,000 employees were terminated from their positions at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., one of the largest information technology consulting companies in the U.S. They claimed the company had discriminated against them on the basis of their respective national origins and race by preferring the placement of Indian visa workers in job positions in the U.S. Steven Heldt initiated the lawsuit against Tata Consultancy Services, which was later joined by Slaight and Brian Buchanan during the formation of the class action. Heldt, Slaight and Buchanan alleged that Tata Consultancy Services’ actions constituted racial and national origin discrimination. Buchanan was also head of a hiring class of plaintiffs who alleged that they were not hired by Tata Consultancy Services, as the company allegedly favored South Asians. However, the court denied certification to Buchanan’s class, and Buchanan’s individual action was bifurcated from the wrongful termination class action. In addition, the parties stipulated that Heldt be withdrawn as a plaintiff. Thus, the case caption was revised, naming Slaight as the lead plaintiff (or class representative). The terminated class alleged that Tata Consultancy Services’ U.S. workforce was over 75 percent South Asian visa workers from India. They also alleged that the company fired 12.6 percent of its non-South Asian workers in the U.S., compared with less than 1 percent of its South Asian employees between the years of 2011 and 2017. They claimed that the company’s favoritism toward South Asian workers caused racial and national origin discrimination against other employees. Tata Consultancy Services denied the allegations that it discriminated on the basis of race, national origin or any other protected class. Its witnesses testified that the company tried to place all of its employees in job positions based on skills and location preferences. They also contended that the company’s locally-hired U.S. workforce had increased by over 400 percent during the class period and that its U.S. workforce in 2018 is over 40 percent locally hired. Tata Consultancy Services’ witnesses further contended that Slaight, Masoudi and Mandili had turned down subsequent positions, did not have the appropriate skills for alternatives, and were terminated for legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons., The plaintiffs sought injunctive relief, recovery of back pay, emotional distress damages and punitive damages.