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IT Management: 11 Tech Companies 'Willfully' Violating H-1B Laws


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By Don E. Sears on 2010-03-18

There are currently 21 companies that have been debarred by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division as being willful violators of laws that regulate the use of H-1B visas for foreign workers. Here, eWEEK looks at 11 different technology or IT-related companies that are on the Labor Department’s list, including a look at the companies’ locations and periods of debarment. During the debarment period, these companies are not allowed to apply for or obtain H-1B visas for foreign workers. These IT companies have "committed either a willful failure or a misrepresentation of a material fact," according to Labor Department statistics. One company that faces additional sanctions is Peri Software Solutions, which currently owes $1.4 million in back wages. Right now, Peri Software’s petition is under review by the Labor Department.

 
  • 11 Tech Companies 'Willfully' Violating H-1B Laws


    by Donald E. Sears

  • Employer:

    Amtech Electrocircuits
    City:

    Troy, Mich.
    Debarment Period:

    3/1/2008 to 2/28/2010

  • Employer:

    API Accounting & Computer Consulting
    City:

    City of Industry, Calif.
    Debarment Period:

    4/1/2008 to 3/31/2010

  • Employer:

    Bradley Consulting Services, Inc.
    City:

    Pensacola, Fla.
    Debarment Period:

    6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011

  • Employer:

    Cambridge Resource Group, Inc.
    City:

    Westborough, Mass.
    Debarment Period:

    6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011

  • Employer:

    Complete Systems Solutions, Inc. (doing business as CSSI)
    City:

    San Francisco, Calif.
    Debarment Period:

    6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011

  • Employer:

    Julian and Associates, Polytechnic Education and Career Services (doing business as ITI)
    City:

    Chicago, Ill.
    Debarment Period:

    8/1/2008 to 7/31/2010

  • Employer:

    New Hope Solutions, Inc.
    City:

    Columbus, Ohio
    Debarment Period:

    1/1/2009 to 12/31/2010

  • Employer:

    Pegasus Consulting Group, Inc.
    City:

    Woodbridge, N.J.
    Debarment Period:

    6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011

  • Employer:

    Professional Technology Staffing, Inc. (doing business as PTSI)
    City:

    San Francisco, Calif.
    Debarment Period:

    6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011

  • Employer:

    R-Tech Group, Ltd. (also known as R-Tech, Ltd.)
    City:

    Keego Harbor, Mich.
    Debarment Period:

    1/1/2009 to 12/31/2010

  • Employer:

    SUNSPCS Management, Inc.
    City:

    Los Angeles, Calif.
    Debarment Period:

    6/1/2008 to 5/31/2010

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