India, April 17 -- The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating allegations that Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), India's largest IT services firm, engaged in discriminatory layoffs targeting American employees based on their race, age, and national origin.

The ongoing probe follows more than two dozen complaints filed with the agency starting in late 2023, reports Bloomberg. Many of the complainants are over the age of 40 and from non-South Asian backgrounds, the report adds.

The complainants claim they were disproportionately selected for layoffs, while Indian employees, particularly those on H-1B skilled worker visas, were retained.

TCS has firmly denied any wrongdoing. "Allegations that TCS engages in ...