WASHINGTON: An American employment service company has agreed to pay $1.1 million in again wages to almost 600 H-1B workers, a large number of whom are highly-skilled Indian IT pros.
This follows an investigation by the dept of labour's wage and hour department which discovered that Populus Group didn't pay H-1B workers required wages when work sites were close down for vacations.
In addition to paying the again wages, Populus Group — based totally in Troy, Michigan — will overview past and current payroll information to verify compliance with programme requirements.
In all, 594 H-1B workers will receive their again wages, an official statement said.
"The intent of the H-1B foreign labour certification programme is to help American companies find the highly skilled talent they need when they can prove that a shortage of US workers exists," said wage and hour district director Timolin Mitchell in Detroit, Michigan.
"The resolution of this case demonstrates our commitment to safeguard American jobs, level the playing field for law-abiding employers, and ensure no one is being paid less than they are legally owed," he said.
The law establishes certain requirements so as to offer protection to in a similar fashion hired US workers from being adversely affected by the employment of the non-immigrant workers, in addition to to offer protection to the H-1B non-immigrant workers.
Employers will have to attest to the dept that they will pay wages to the H-1B non-immigrant workers at least equivalent to the actual wage paid by the employer to other workers with an identical revel in and qualifications for the job in question, or the present wage for the profession within the area of intended employment – whichever is greater, the official said in a statement.
The H-1B visa, widespread among Indian IT pros, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US corporations to make use of foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
This follows an investigation by the dept of labour's wage and hour department which discovered that Populus Group didn't pay H-1B workers required wages when work sites were close down for vacations.
In addition to paying the again wages, Populus Group — based totally in Troy, Michigan — will overview past and current payroll information to verify compliance with programme requirements.
In all, 594 H-1B workers will receive their again wages, an official statement said.
"The intent of the H-1B foreign labour certification programme is to help American companies find the highly skilled talent they need when they can prove that a shortage of US workers exists," said wage and hour district director Timolin Mitchell in Detroit, Michigan.
"The resolution of this case demonstrates our commitment to safeguard American jobs, level the playing field for law-abiding employers, and ensure no one is being paid less than they are legally owed," he said.
The law establishes certain requirements so as to offer protection to in a similar fashion hired US workers from being adversely affected by the employment of the non-immigrant workers, in addition to to offer protection to the H-1B non-immigrant workers.
Employers will have to attest to the dept that they will pay wages to the H-1B non-immigrant workers at least equivalent to the actual wage paid by the employer to other workers with an identical revel in and qualifications for the job in question, or the present wage for the profession within the area of intended employment – whichever is greater, the official said in a statement.
The H-1B visa, widespread among Indian IT pros, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US corporations to make use of foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
US co to pay $1.1 mn in back wages to H-1B employees including Indians
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