Former employee sues Wipro in US

New Delhi: After Infosys, another Bengaluru-based IT giant Wipro is facing a lawsuit in the United States from a former employee, who has alleged violation of local labour codes and issues with wage settlements.

Wipro, however, vigorously rejected the allegations. The complaint, filed by Suri Payala in Superior Court of California, alleges that Wipro had violated local labour codes and failed to pay over-time wages, among others.

Mr Payala said he worked with Wipro for the first six months of 2014 as a computer technician and was outsourced to DIRECTV in California. He alleged that Wipro misclassified employees like to circumvent labour laws. Wipro spokesperson, however, said the firm had followed all local laws.