Cisco still faces caste bias suit; engineers' case dismissed

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The California Civil Rights Department has dismissed its caste discrimination lawsuit against two Cisco engineers

, which if it passes, could make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias.

However, other organizations such as the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America oppose such policies arguing that they will specifically target Hindus and Indian Americans who are commonly associated with the caste system. These groups also maintain that there is no clear data to show that such discrimination exists, and that caste is covered under “national origin” making it unnecessary to carve out a separate protected category.

“Two Indian Americans endured a nearly three year nightmare of unending investigations, a brutal online witch hunt and a presumption of guilt in the media,” she said. “This is not a loss, but progress,” she said. “The Dalit community owes and the Civil Rights Department gratitude for having the courage to bring such a historic case forward.”

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