How does DOL learn about violations?
The case of the computer firm is not a one-off case of immigration law violations by employers. The Department of Labor (DOL) has established a process for handling complaints concerning failure to meet the conditions of an LCA, or of making misrepresentations. The Wage and Hour Division of the DOL enforces the H-1B wage provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, in addition to other federal laws pertaining to wage payments. An investigation by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division found that the computer firm brought non-immigrant H-1B workers into the U.S., but failed to pay them the minimum required wage rates in the areas where they were employed. The investigation also disclosed that the firm frequently “benched” the workers without compensation contrary to the rules of the H-1B program. What can be the effects of these violations? A lot of employers, innocently or deliberately, commit various acts that violate the immigration regulations and thus, become exposed to sanctions i
