Outsourcing on trial next week before U.S. jury

[OhioChick]

August 13, 2012 1:32 PM EDT

Next week, I’ll be in Montgomery, Alabama to cover the Jay Palmer versus Infosys trial in federal court. It’s a trip worth making because there’s never been a case quite like this.

Jay Palmer, an Infosys employee, claims he was harassed at work, sidelined, and even received death threats for refusing to participate in a scheme to allegedly use visa workers illegally at customer work sites. (A second lawsuit with similar claims was filed this month by a former Infosys employee.)

Infosys, according to the lawsuit, was using B-1 visa holding workers for jobs that require an H-1B worker. The B-1 visa is a visitor visa with limited uses, but it is a much easier visa to get than an H-1B work visa.

Palmer’s allegations caught the attention of U.S. authorities, who have been probing the company’s visa use.

More: http://blogs.computerworld.com/it-outsourcing/20826/jury-hear-case-about-offshoring-h-1b-visas

[freshwest]

1. Thanks, keep reporting.

[dsteve01]

2. Let me know

if there is anything I can do to help.

[fasttense]

3. A whistle blower?

I'm sure the current administration will immediately go to work prosecuting Palmer. No whistle blower goes unpunished in this administration, much like the last administration.