Caste, employment and controversy in the United States tech sector (2016–present)

1. Equality Labs publishes U.S. caste survey

   Jan 1, 2016Labels: Equality Labs, South Asian

   • Equality Labs
   • TIME

2. California AB 1820 expands state enforcement authority

   Jan 1, 2020Labels: California AB, California Civil

   • CA CRD

3. California files Cisco caste-discrimination lawsuit

   Jun 30, 2020Labels: California DFEH, Cisco Systems

   • CA CRD
   • WaPo

4. CSU adds caste to anti-discrimination policy

   Jan 20, 2022Labels: California State, anti-discrimination policy

   • LAT

5. Google cancels scheduled talk on caste bias

   Jun 2, 2022Labels: Google, Thenmozhi Soundararajan

   • WaPo
   • New Yorker

6. California agency renamed Civil Rights Department

   Jul 1, 2022Labels: California Civil, DFEH

   • CA CRD

7. Seattle introduces ordinance to ban caste discrimination

   Jan 24, 2023Labels: Seattle City, Kshama Sawant

   • Seattle Council

8. California SB 403 introduced to clarify caste protections

   Feb 9, 2023Labels: California SB, Aisha Wahab

   • CA LegInfo

9. Seattle passes caste anti-discrimination ordinance

   Feb 21, 2023Labels: Seattle ordinance, Seattle

   • AP
   • Seattle Times

10. Alphabet Workers Union backs California SB 403

    Mar 22, 2023Labels: Alphabet Workers, CWA

    • AWU

11. Fresno adds caste to city anti-discrimination protections

    Aug 11, 2023Labels: Fresno City, Fresno

    • LAT

12. California Legislature passes SB 403

    Sep 5, 2023Labels: California Legislature, SB 403

    • AP
    • CA LegInfo

13. Governor Newsom vetoes California SB 403

    Oct 7, 2023Labels: Gavin Newsom, California Governor

    • AP
    • CalMatters

14. Carnegie report measures caste discrimination in Indian Americans

    Jun 1, 2025Labels: Carnegie Endowment, Indian American

    • Carnegie

15. Carnegie 2026 survey reports caste discrimination since 2025

    Feb 1, 2026Labels: Carnegie Endowment, 2026 survey

    • Carnegie