New Jersey Consulting Company Fined for H1B Violations
The Department of Labor (DOL) has cited Peri Software Solutions, a software consulting company in New Jersey for violation of labor and H1B laws, as reported by DOL on February 18.
An investigation by the Department of Labor found that Peri Software had withheld over $1.4 million in back wages that are owned to its’ employees. The investigation also found that Peri Software paid lower than average wages to its H1B consultants. This is a direct violation of H1B laws. The law states that H1B workers must be paid the same wage rates that are paid to U.S. workers for the same work performed in the same geographical location. DOL also uncovered that Peri Software forced its’ employees to sign employment contracts and then sued the employees when the contracts were broken.
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Department of Labor has fined Peri Software a $439,000 fine for its’ violations. The company may also be barred from participating in the H1B program for two years.
In 2009, United State Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had arrested 11 H1B consultants and taken legal action against another New Jersey software company for H1B violations.
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So the company is fined $439K for stealing $1.4 Million and “may” be barred from doing H-1B for 2 years. How about you fine them $2 million dollars and bar them forever. Or even better completely eliminate the H-1B program as it’s only purpose is to allow companies to hire “Cheap” foreign labor and put Americans out of work.
you mean cheap but talented, eager, multicultural, intellectual foreign labor–a key component of this country’s innovation drive and economic growth for 2.5 centuries??? Look back a couple of generations and realize where your folks came from. That could help your understanding.