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Re:Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', ... by thrown_22 on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:24AM (#33140730)
> How does this differ from companies and elected officials openly saying right now that females and minorities are preferred for X position, like vice president of USA or CEO of Reddit?

Companies like reddit haven't been sued enough for it to sink in that this is discrimination yet.

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Re:Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', ... by azangru on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:29AM (#33140772)
> Companies like reddit haven't been sued enough for it to sink in that this is discrimination yet.

Assuming that courts would uphold that it is discrimination. Which, in today's climate, I am not even sure would happen.

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Re:Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', ... by thrown_22 on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:30AM (#33140779)
Given the current supreme court you'd be making a truly terrible bet.
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Re:Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', ... by aliqot on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:34AM (#33140826)
If it were this clear of an obvious win, why has the issue not been brought up when we have such high profile cases as the position for VPOTUS being reserved for a woman of color?
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