An Iselin computer consulting firm has been fined more than $80,000 for
allegedly violating federal immigration rules that allow companies to hire
foreign workers under a special visa program.
The U.S. Department of
Labor has ordered the Iselin-based Data Group Inc. to pay the money to 11
foreign-born workers after an investigation found the company violated the
program.
The Immigration and Nationality Act's H-1B visa program allows
companies to temporarily hire foreign-born workers with special skills when they
can't locally recruit to fill a position.
Federal labor officials say
the company failed to pay required wages for one year to computer experts hired
under the program.
A man who answered the phone Thursday at Data Group's
office declined to comment.
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