Tech Mahindra is facing legal action by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over accusations of unfair treatment towards a deaf job applicant.
Robert Rademacher, who was deaf, was interviewed for an automation engineer position with Tech Mahindra.
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However, the company abruptly halted the interview, citing concerns about accommodating an onsite sign-language interpreter.
The EEOC statement said: "Tech Mahindra followed up with an email telling him, 'While you have the perfect skill set for this role it would be a challenge having an interpreter onsite.'
