<ul><li>Anil Varshney, a 78-year-old Indian-American engineer, was fired from his job with a missile defense contractor, Parsons Corporation, in Huntsville, Alabama.</li><li>He was terminated after a white co-worker overheard him speaking in Hindi with his dying brother-in-law in India during a video call. The co-worker falsely reported that Varshney committed a security violation.</li><li>Despite there being no policy prohibiting such calls and no investigation, the defendants claimed Varshney committed a serious security violation and terminated his employment, effectively ending his career with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).</li><li>Varshney filed a lawsuit seeking reinstatement, damages, and removal of disciplinary records.</li></ul>

Indian-American engineer fired for talking with dying relative in Hindi

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