The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools system has agreed to pay over $4.2 million in back wages to H-1B employees for alleged violations of the H-1B temporary worker program. This is after a DOL investigation found H-1B violations. In a settlement agreement the public school system agreed to pay a whopping $4,222,146.35 (yes, and 35 cents).
They are also to pay $100,000 in civil penalties.
The school system is also debarred from the H-1B program for 2 years after the final decision in the case as well as debarred from filing immigrant visa applications for employees (I-140’s).
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY SCHOOLS TO PAY $4.2 MILLION FOR H-1B VIOLATIONS
