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Jack Palmer, who was responsible for starting a US investigation into Infosys’ visa practices, has filed a fresh lawsuit against the company for wrongfully terminating him and has sought damages.
The US national, who was fired last year, has in his latest lawsuit filed in a district court in New Jersey, asked Infosys to compensate him for damages and even rehire him, according to an email sent to BusinessLine by Palmer’s lawyer.
In his complaint, Palmer has named Chairman Emeritus NR Narayana Murthy; former CEO SD Shibulal, and former legal head Jeffrey Friedel.
However, the lawsuit does not mention the quantum of damages sought. The lawsuit also alleges that apart from retaliation, Infosys punished Palmer by blacklisting him, putting him on leave, denying him work, denying him promotions and bonuses, eventually demanding his resignation and denying him re-employment and has put him on a blacklist of former employees who are ineligible for rehire.
When contacted, an Infosys spokesperson said: “Palmer’s current complaint… is a repetition of issues that were tried and dismissed by a federal court in 2012. Palmer resigned in 2013 November and released the company from the charges he has alleged in the complaint. We believe this is without any legal merit and will vigorously defend this complaint and expect the issue to be resolved at the earliest.”
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