Labor Department Seeks Nearly $1.9 million in Wages, Penalties in H-1B Case

[TRexx]

Check this out.  Looks like someone in the DOL is finally doing their job

An investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division found that the Newark company [Peri Software Solutions] failed to pay the required prevailing wage to workers hired as computer analysts under the H-1B program. Investigators also found that the company forced employees to sign employment contracts and then sued them when those contracts were broken. Due to the willful nature of the violations, the company also has been assessed a civil monetary penalty of $439,000 and faces a potential two-year debarment from the H-1B program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

http://www.mcpressonline.com/cio-news/trends/labor-department-seeks-nearly-$19-million-in-wages-penalties-in-h1b-case.html

[jbucks]

Sounds like a good start, but this is really small potatoes (DOL was most likely looking for some low-hanging fruit "to use as press / an example").

Jim

[Richardk]

I agree, probably low-hanging fruit but it's a start. I bet it's hard to prove as well. Some guy gets hired at Jr. level but "he likes to work" and performs like a Sr. level person. Is he under paid or just foolish for working so much?