Judge throws out Palmer H-1B suit against Infosys

[OhioChick]

Source: Computerworld

Cites Alabama state law technicalities in lawsuit challenging Infosys' visa use; U.S. probe of outsourcer continues

August 20, 2012 02:38 PM ET

A U.S. District Court judge today threw out a lawsuit filed against Infosys brought by former employee Jay Palmer.

In his ruling, Alabama federal Judge Myron Thompson almost seemed apologetic, but cited technicalities in Alabama state law that hurt Palmer's case against the Bangalore, India-based outsourcing firm,.

Palmer, a federal whistleblower, alleged that Infosys illegally used foreign workers on client projects.

In his lawsuit, Palmer claimed he was harassed at work, sidelined and even received death threats for refusing to participate in an alleged Infosys scheme to use workers on business visitor, or B-1 visas, for tasks that required an H-1B work visa.

Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230392/Judge_throws_out_Palmer_H_1B_suit_against_Infosys

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Snip~ "A separate U.S. inquiry into Infosys' use of the visas continues."

Infosys employees had concerns about visa use, documents show

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228134/Infosys_employees_had_concerns_about_visa_use_documents_show

[ChromeFoundry]

1. Confirmation of whom our laws are designed to protect. n/t

[magic59]

2. H-1B + USA=

FUBAR

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

3. Ahem... the article actually says that the allegations involve Infosys using B-1 visitor's visas in

lieu of the H-1B visas. In other words, Infosys was committing fraud by having B-1 visa holders (who cannot do any sort of employment) when instead that kind of employment would have required an H-1B visa holder.

[magic59]

4. Ahem, but we wouldn't even have the problem

if we got rid of the whole fraudulent H-1B visa program. Its just another way of lower wages for working Americans. FUBAR

[SteveSmithCharlotte]

5. The Opinion Itself

.....says the behavior was bad but was not illegal under *Alabama* law.