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HCL Technologies NSE – 0.15 %<\/strong> has underpaid H-1B visa holders<\/strong> by up to $95 million <\/strong>over the last few years, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) said in a report, based on its analysis of an internal company document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The document, issued as part of a whistleblower lawsuit<\/strong> against the Indian IT services firm, observed that the company paid H-1B visa workers<\/strong> lower wages compared to similarly employed US workers<\/strong>, the non-profit think tank said. HCL Technologies<\/strong> is among the main three Indian IT services firms, and the best 10 recipients<\/strong> of H-1B visas are given yearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Thousands of skilled migrants with H-1B visas<\/strong> working as subcontractors at well-known corporations like Disney, FedEx, Google<\/strong>, and others appear to have been underpaid by at minimum $95 million<\/strong>,” said Ron Hira and Daniel Costa in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Victims include not only the H-1B workers but also the US workers<\/strong> who are either displaced or whose wages and working conditions degrade when employers are allowed to underpay skilled migrant workers<\/strong> with impunity,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, Oracle experts with H-1B visas are paid $55,000<\/strong> less than US workers. This violates the H-1B program<\/strong> which requires that immigrant visa holders be paid at par with nearby US workers<\/strong>. To guarantee that American jobs are not taken away by visa holders on lower wages.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“HCL Technologies is strictly compliant with all relevant rules <\/strong>and regulations and is committed to paying wages. To all employees by applicable laws,\u201d a spokesperson for HCL Technologies<\/strong> said in response to a query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HCL Technologies underpaid H-1B visa workers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last year, HCL was ranked eighth in total H-1B approvals<\/strong>, with 1,405 <\/strong>new visas and 2,801 visa<\/strong> renewals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past dozen years, HCL has consistently been one of the biggest H-1B employers.<\/strong> Getting a total of 31,000 H-1B visa approvals<\/strong> from the USCIS since 2009, said the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The writers said that abuses were likely widespread among H-1B employers. Because the Department of Labor (DOL) <\/strong>has done nothing to guarantee program integrity by enforcing the wage rules<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“DOL props up the abusive outsourcing business model by treating contractor recruits uniquely than direct hires. When enforcing the wage and other provisions in the H-1B statute <\/strong>that should ensure H-1B and US workers. This outsourcing loophole allows firms like HCL<\/strong> and the big tech organizations that use outsourcing firms to get around those provisions,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[US intends to continue with its H-1B reform agenda<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The report also called for a larger investigation into whether organizations are systematically underpaying H-1B workers<\/strong>. Suggesting that penalties should be significant enough to deter all companies from doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the most recent couple of years, there have been cases filed against other Indian IT services<\/strong> organizations. On grounds of bringing in workers on a B-1 visa rather than an H-1B. However, these organizations say that their workers are often paid at par or even higher wages<\/strong>. Then, local workers, help fill a gap in skills that are not easily available locally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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