India, Aug. 22 -- Cisco Systems recently announced a new round of layoffs, a move that came just days after CEO Chuck Robbins publicly stated the company was not using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce its workforce. The company eliminated 157 jobs in California, affecting employees across various sites, including its Milpitas campus and offices in San Francisco.

The timing of the job cuts has drawn criticism and sparked legal scrutiny. A Chicago-based law firm, Strauss Borrelli, has initiated an investigation to determine if Cisco violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires a 60-day notice for mass layoffs. Reports indicate that employees were informed of the cuts on August 13, with job eli...