If you’ve been to Disney World, you may have noticed the presence
of many employees who had name tags indicating the nation from which they came.
The employees my family and I encountered were sometimes associated with an
international theme, especially at Epcot.
We never saw technology workers—but a group of Disney tech
workers filed suit earlier this week alleging that Disney discriminated against
their American nationality.
They allege that Disney laid-off 250 American workers in
2014 and replaced them with H-1B visa workers from India (here are three year
visas). They also allege that their severance packages were contingent on
training their replacements.
Disney called the lawsuit "nonsense" and said
"we will defend it vigorously." The company gave workers three
months' notice about the layoffs and opportunities to apply for other jobs.
About 100 of the workers were re-hired into different roles.
The case is Perrero v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S.
Inc.
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