A discrimination lawsuit alleging that Infosys favored “South Asian” workers over all others will not be dismissed, a federal judge has ruled.

Infosys had asked for a dismissal of the case brought by four of its IT workers. U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Pepper granted some of what Infosys was seeking — but she did not rule against the central claim of discrimination on the basis of race, in a decision released this month.

This lawsuit was filed by IT workers identified as “Caucasians of American national origin,” who allege that they were discriminated against because “they are not of the South Asian race or Indian, Bangladeshi or Nepalese national origin.”

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