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> Cloudwick Technologies of Newark has been ordered to pay about $175,000 to 12 employees for back wages after violating H-1B rules, the U.S. Department of Labo
by Bahamut 8y ago
> Cloudwick Technologies of Newark has been ordered to pay about $175,000 to 12 employees for back wages after violating H-1B rules, the U.S. Department of Labor said.
Is it $175000 in back wages per person, or total for all 12 people? The wording is a little sloppy here.
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- btown 8y ago"A Northern California company that federal officials say violated salary requirements of the country’s foreign-worker visa program will pay a total of $173,044 to 12 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday." https://apnews.com/d4a22bf65d5f49f3b65bc4806e86e0bd https://apnews.com/d4a22bf65d5f49f3b65bc4806e86e0bd Given that's what one might have paid for only two of those workers for a year at their expected salaries, this seems woefully inadequate as a deterrent.
- devcpp 8y agoI doubt they would have received $80k+, maybe half, even in that area. And that's in addition to what they had already been paid. So that sounds about right for back wages. Still, there's no deterrent here, you're correct. If they do again there may be real fines however.