What is a “willful violator employer”?
“Willful violator” or “willful violator employer,” means an employer that meets all of the following standards:
- A finding of violation by the employer is entered in either of the following two types of enforcement proceeding:
- A Department of Labor proceeding under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 212(n)(2); (8 U.S.C. § 1182(n)(2)(C); or
- A Department of Justice proceeding under INA § 212(n)(5); (8 U.S.C.§ 1182(n)(5).)
- The agency finds that the employer has committed either a willful failure or a misrepresentation of a material fact (two of the Labor Condition Application (LCA) attestations; and
- The agency’s finding is entered on or after October 21, 1998.
A willful violator employer must comply with additional attestations under any LCA it files within five years of the willful violation finding. The only exception is when an LCA is filed for and used exclusively for exempt H-1B workers (see WH Fact Sheet #62Q).
Willful violators and H-1B-dependent employers (see WH Fact Sheet #62C) which file an LCA must meet the following additional requirements:
- The employer has not displaced a U.S. worker at the time of filing an H-1B visa petition (see WH Fact Sheet #62N);
- Before placing an H-1B worker at a secondary employer’s work site, the employer has inquired as to the secondary employer’s intent to displace a U.S. worker (see WH Fact Sheet #62N);
- The employer has taken good faith steps to recruit U.S. workers (see WH Fact Sheets #62O and #62P); and
- The employer has offered the job to any equally or better qualified U.S. worker who applies for the job for which the H-1B worker is sought (see WH Fact Sheets #62O and #62P).
Willful violators are subject to random investigations by the Department of Labor for a period of up to five years from the date that the employer is determined to be a willful violator. The Wage and Hour Division maintains a current list of such H-1B willful violators.
All requirements listed above can be found in 20 CFR § 655 Subparts H & I and the Immigration and Nationality Act § 212(n).
The Wage and Hour Division maintains the list below of willful violator employers under the H-1B program.
Employer Name | Willful Violator | Debarment Period |
4MY2C, Inc. | YES | 6/1/2009 |
Allied Rehabilitation and Pain Management, Inc., | YES | 7/31/2010 |
Allied Solutions Group, Inc. | YES | 10/31/2010 |
Asian Journal Publications, Inc. | YES | 7/31/2010 |
Bradley Consulting Services, Inc. | YES | 6/1/2009 |
Citizens Mortgage Corporation and John DeLosSantos, | YES | 7/31/2010 |
Comdata Consulting, Inc. | YES | 9/30/2010 |
Complete Systems Solutions, Inc. | YES | 6/1/2009 |
Cyberworld Enterprise Technologies, Inc. | NO | 7/31/2010 |
Healthcrest Enterprises, Inc. | NO | 7/31/2010 |
Integrated Global Systems, Inc. | YES | 1/1/2010 |
Juno Healthcare Staffing System, Inc. | YES | 7/31/2010 |
K-Soft Information Technologies, Inc. | YES | 7/31/2010 |
Magnolia Pool Supply, Inc. | YES | 6/1/2009 |
Mahadeep Virk DMD | YES | 9/30/2010 |
Mertz, Bitelman & Associates Law Office P.C. | YES | 6/30/2010 |
MQ Solutions LLC and its members | NO | 10/31/2010 |
Multicare Therapy Center | YES | 1/1/2010 |
Netultimate.Com, Inc. | NO | 6/1/2009 |
New Hope Solutions, Inc. | YES | 1/1/2009 |
Pegasus Consulting Group, Inc. | YES | 6/1/2009 |
Pegasus Consulting Group, Inc. | YES | 5/31/2011 |
Professional Technology Staffing, Inc. | YES | 6/1/2009 |
Quest Software Services, Inc. | NO | 6/30/2010 |
R-Tech Group, Ltd. | YES | 1/1/2009 |
S J B Enterprises | YES | 1/1/2010 |
Satya Marg Solutions, Inc. | NO | 6/30/2010 |
Sphero Trading Inc. | YES | 6/1/2009 |
Tekstrom, Inc. | NO | 7/31/2010 |
Tisco Group, Inc. | NO | 1/1/2010 |
United States Professional, LLC | YES | 7/31/2010 |
WinVision, Inc. | YES | 9/30/2010 |
Last Updated on November 2, 2010
Source: www.dol.gov
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