An information technology company in Sterling, Virginia, has agreed to pay $1,683,584 to 343 non-immigrant workers to settle U.S. Labor Department allegations that the company violated the H-1B visa provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The department`s Wage and Hour Division alleged that GlobalCynex Inc. employees hired under the H-1B program were not paid required wages from March 2005 through March 2007. Wage and Hour Division investigators also alleged that the company charged new H-1B workers training fees ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 that were in violation of the law.
The H-1B visa program permits employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in professional occupations such as computer programmers, engineers, physicians and teachers. H-1B workers must be paid at least the same wage rates as are paid to U.S. workers who perform the same types of work or the prevailing wages in the areas of intended employment.
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http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=79067
The department`s Wage and Hour Division alleged that GlobalCynex Inc. employees hired under the H-1B program were not paid required wages from March 2005 through March 2007. Wage and Hour Division investigators also alleged that the company charged new H-1B workers training fees ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 that were in violation of the law.
The H-1B visa program permits employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in professional occupations such as computer programmers, engineers, physicians and teachers. H-1B workers must be paid at least the same wage rates as are paid to U.S. workers who perform the same types of work or the prevailing wages in the areas of intended employment.
Source:
http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=79067
