Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:25pm on 15 Aug 2026,Saturday India Global
A US-based Indian AI engineer, Prayut Jain, has alleged that he was fired after returning to India to care for his critically ill father. Jain said he flew home on July 12 after his father developed severe pneumonia and was put on a ventilator. He was informed of his termination over a call on July 30. Jain said he was working remotely while caring for his father. He was also on an H-1B visa and claims the firing affected his US immigration status. His first major equity vesting milestone was due in October. He said the timing left him without the expected equity.
