హెచ్-‌1బి ఉల్లంఘన.. ఐటీ కంపెనీకి జరిమానా

[TampaChinnodu]

హెచ్-‌1బి ఉల్లంఘన.. ఐటీ కంపెనీకి జరిమానా

వాషింగ్టన్‌: హెచ్-‌1బి వీసా నిబంధనలను ఉల్లంఘించినందుకు భారతీయ సంతతి వ్యక్తికి చెందిన ఐటీ కంపెనీకి అమెరికా ప్రభుత్వం జరిమానా విధించింది. 1,73,044 డాలర్ల జరిమానా చెల్లించాలని కాలిఫోర్నియాకు చెందిన ఈ కంపెనీని ఆదేశించింది. కంపెనీలోని 12 మంది ఉద్యోగులకు వీసా నిబంధనలకు అనుగుణంగా జీతాలు చెల్లించడంలేదన్న కారణంతో ఈ జరిమానా విధించింది. 12 మంది ఉద్యోగుల్లో ఎక్కువ మంది భారత్‌కు చెందిన వారే ఉన్నారు.

అమెరికాలోని కార్మిక వేతనాలకు సంబంధించిన విభాగం దర్యాప్తు చేపట్టి ఈ కంపెనీ మోసాన్ని బయటపెట్టింది. క్లౌడ్‌విక్‌ టెక్నాలజీస్‌ ఐఎన్‌సీ అనే సంస్థ భారత్‌ నుంచి ఉద్యోగులను తీసుకొచ్చి వారికి చెప్పిన దానికంటే తక్కువ జీతం ఇస్తున్నారని వెల్లడించింది. వారికి నెలకు 8,300డాలర్లు ఇస్తామని హామీ ఇచ్చి కేవలం నెలకు 800 డాలర్లు మాత్రమే ఇస్తున్నారని గుర్తించింది. దీంతో ఆ కంపెనీకి 1,73,044డాలర్ల జరిమానా విధించింది. ఐటీ కంపెనీలకు ప్రాచుర్యం పొందిన సిలికాన్‌ వ్యాలీలోనే ఈ కంపెనీ కూడా ఉంది. భారత సంతతికి చెందిన మణి ఛబ్రా సదరు కంపెనీ వ్యవస్థాపకులు, సీఈవో అని కంపెనీ వెబ్‌సైట్‌లో ఉంది. బిగ్‌ డేటా, క్లౌడ్‌, అడ్వాన్స్‌డ్‌ అనలిటిక్స్‌, బిజినెస్‌ ఇంటలిజెన్స్‌, డేటా సైన్స్‌, మొబైల్‌ అప్లికేషన్‌ డెవలప్‌మెంట్‌ తదితర సేవల్ని అందిస్తామని కంపెనీ వెబ్‌సైట్‌లో వెల్లడించింది.

అమెరికన్‌ ఉద్యోగుల కొరత ఉన్నప్పుడు కంపెనీలు తగిన జీతంతో ఇతర దేశాల నుంచి అత్యంత ప్రతిభావంతులైనఉద్యోగులకు హెచ్‌-1బి వీసాల ద్వారా ఉద్యోగాలిస్తున్నారు. సిలికాన్‌ వ్యాలీలో, హై-టెక్‌ వెంచర్స్‌లోని ఐటీ కంపెనీల్లో చాలా మంది విదేశీ ఉద్యోగులు ఈ వీసాలపైనే పనిచేస్తున్నారు. అమెరికా ప్రభుత్వం నిబంధనల ప్రకారం ఏటా 85వేల హెచ్‌-1బి వీసాలను జారీ చేస్తోంది.

[Soul]

Mesthri lanj***    

How did they survive with such a meagre amount. Not sure if they even had a payroll running. 

[TampaChinnodu]

 

Indian-American Mani Chhabra is the founder and CEO of the Cloudwick Technologies.

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES:  An Indian-American owned IT company in California was today asked to pay $ 173,044 in wages to 12 of its foreign employees, most of them from India, in violations of the H-1B visa program salary requirements. 

Investigations carried out by US Department of Labour's Wage and Hour Division revealed that some of the H-1B employees that information technology provider Cloudwick Technologies Inc. brought from India with promised salaries of up to $ 8,300 per month instead received as little as $ 800 net per month. 

Notably, the crackdown on the company came just a day after many countries in the world celebrated the International Labour Day (International Workers Day or May Day). 

Based out of Newark in California, in the famed Silicon Valley, Indian-American Mani Chhabra is the founder and CEO of the Cloudwick Technologies, as per the company's website. 

It describes itself as leading provider of bimodal digital business services and solutions to the Global 1000. Its services include big data, cloud, advanced analytics, business intelligence modernisation, data science, big data pilot-to-production, IoT, mobile application development. 

 

According to the company, its clients include the likes of Bank of America, Comcast, Home Depot, Intuit, JP Morgan, NetApp, Target, Visa, and Walmart. 

Investigators found that the company paid impacted employees well below the wage levels required under the H-1B program based on job skill level, and also made illegal deductions from workers' salaries.

"The intent of the H-1B foreign labour certification program is to help American companies find the highly skilled talent they need when they can prove that a shortage of US workers exists," said Susana Blanco, Wage and Hour Division District Director in San Francisco.

"The resolution of this case demonstrates our commitment to safeguard American jobs, level the playing field for law-abiding employers, and protect guest workers from being paid less than they are legally owed," Blanco said.

In addition to the recovery of back wages, the IT employer has also signed an enhanced compliance agreement requiring them to hire an independent third-party monitor to help ensure future compliance, a media release said.
 

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To further deter and detect abuse, US Citizenship and Immigration Services has established a dedicated email address which will allow individuals including both American workers and H-1B workers who suspect they or others may be the victim of H-1B fraud or abuse to submit tips, alleged violations and other relevant information about potential H-1B fraud or abuse.

Silicon Valley companies and high-tech ventures are among the largest employers of foreign workers with H-1B visas. The number of visas awarded each year is capped at 85,000.

[tacobell fan]

Thanks bro for the translation. 

[Pumpuhaar]

inkosari $800 iche mundu baaga gurthupettukuntaadu 

[TampaChinnodu]

Chhabra, the founder and CEO of Cloudwick Technologies, was quoted by The Mercury News as saying that the Department of Labor misinterpreted some facts about how the company uses its H-1B workers.

“Cloudwick has never brought resources from India,” he said. “All the resources are Master’s students that have educated in U.S. and then we hired and trained them,” Chhabra told the newspaper.

Chhabra added that the issue came under the radar of the department only because there was changes in visa categories that it imposed. He said that $800 was paid to employees during their training period. He also acknowledged that Cloudwick Technologies had deducted money for four of its H-1B employees for advanced training, which is illegal.

“This is not allowed for H-1B and we paid them back wages,” Chhabra said.

The Departmet of Labor is yet to reveal how the H-1B abuse came to it notice, nor has it provided details about how long the Indian H-1B workers have been employed with Cloudwick Technologies.

[TampaChinnodu]

1 minute ago, TampaChinnodu said:

Chhabra, the founder and CEO of Cloudwick Technologies, was quoted by The Mercury News as saying that the Department of Labor misinterpreted some facts about how the company uses its H-1B workers.

“Cloudwick has never brought resources from India,” he said. “All the resources are Master’s students that have educated in U.S. and then we hired and trained them,” Chhabra told the newspaper.

Chhabra added that the issue came under the radar of the department only because there was changes in visa categories that it imposed. He said that $800 was paid to employees during their training period. He also acknowledged that Cloudwick Technologies had deducted money for four of its H-1B employees for advanced training, which is illegal.

“This is not allowed for H-1B and we paid them back wages,” Chhabra said.

The Departmet of Labor is yet to reveal how the H-1B abuse came to it notice, nor has it provided details about how long the Indian H-1B workers have been employed with Cloudwick Technologies.

Looks like OPT bench time lo 800$ ichi nattu vunnadu. now they got all wages back. Lucky koolies evaro kaani.

[LordOfMud]

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bay-Area-Tech-Company-Fined-for-H1-B-Visa-Violations--481437281.html

[kittaya]

27 minutes ago, Soul said:

Mesthri lanj***    

How did they survive with such a meagre amount. Not sure if they even had a payroll running. 

Ba I know this mesthri ... They give 1000$ as a stiphend during training... When they get job .. then they will pay as per contract... Their contractors are all certified and won't work below 60$ .. it's completely Hadoop.. based... H1b vachaka pay cheyakapothe manam aemi cheyyalemu.... 

Accomdation vidu isthe 800 isthadu lekapothe 1000 isthadu.. 

Villa training vasipodhi... Kurchopetti thomutharu.. andarini tisukoru... 

But works like any other mestri rest of all 

[TampaChinnodu]

3 hours ago, kittaya said:

Ba I know this mesthri ... They give 1000$ as a stiphend during training... When they get job .. then they will pay as per contract... Their contractors are all certified and won't work below 60$ .. it's completely Hadoop.. based... H1b vachaka pay cheyakapothe manam aemi cheyyalemu.... 

Accomdation vidu isthe 800 isthadu lekapothe 1000 isthadu.. 

Villa training vasipodhi... Kurchopetti thomutharu.. andarini tisukoru... 

But works like any other mestri rest of all 

pedda mesthri laane vunnadu

https://www.myvisajobs.com/Visa-Sponsor/Cloudwick-Technologies/1241677_Visa.htm

[vendettaa]

Baga famoud

[Sreeven]

E company naku telisu..veedu 2012 lo big data hadoop lo famous

[Soul]

4 hours ago, kittaya said:

Ba I know this mesthri ... They give 1000$ as a stiphend during training... When they get job .. then they will pay as per contract... Their contractors are all certified and won't work below 60$ .. it's completely Hadoop.. based... H1b vachaka pay cheyakapothe manam aemi cheyyalemu.... 

Accomdation vidu isthe 800 isthadu lekapothe 1000 isthadu.. 

Villa training vasipodhi... Kurchopetti thomutharu.. andarini tisukoru... 

But works like any other mestri rest of all 

Free Chaitanya and farayana type antav.    

[vendettaa]

10 minutes ago, Sreeven said:

E company naku telisu..veedu 2012 lo big data hadoop lo famous

Avnu 

masters final sem lo call cheste no positions annadu 

[Soul]

4 minutes ago, vendettaa said:

Avnu 

masters final sem lo call cheste no positions annadu 

Join avvande manchidi ayyindhi bhayya. 800 tho nuvvu em bathukuthav. Pichha li8