Foreign tech workers win huge settlement
November 14, 2008 by Sam NarisiPosted in: IT staffing, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law
The Department of Labor is targeting wage and hour violations involving H-1B visa holders, many of whom work in IT.
In one of the biggest settlements of its kind, Virginia-based Globalcynex, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.7 million to 343 employees.
The employees came to the U.S. through the H-1B visa program, which gives work visas to skilled professionals, mostly IT employees. They claim Globalcynex failed to properly pay them for all hours worked.
The DOL announced that this type of case is a priority, because the department wants to be sure employers don’t try to skirt around labor laws by hiring foreign workers and thinking they can get away with legal violations.
Tags: Department of Labor, H-1B, IT
