An internal whistle blower in the United States has alleged that Infosys made use of short-term business visitor visas for bringing employees to work on contracts in the US, bypassing restrictive worker visa norms.
Infosys project manager Jack Palmer filed a lawsuit for the same in February in Alabama.
From in.finance.yahoo.com:
In his sworn affidavit, Palmer reportedly told the federal court that he had differences with the Infosys management when he was called for a meeting in Bangalore in March 2010. He alleged top company executives discussed ways to “creatively” get around H- 1B visa limitations so that costs could be lowered.
An Infosys spokesperson in Bangalore said the company would not like to comment as it was in the silent period ahead of its next quarter results.
In papers filed in the lawsuit, Infosys denied all of Palmer’s accusations and asked a federal judge to remove the dispute from court and send it for arbitration, The New York Times reported.
In May, Infosys said it received a subpoena from a grand jury in a US district court, asking the firm to make available certain documents related to B- 1 business visas. Infosys added that it intended to cooperate with the investigation.
Infosys co- founder N. R. Narayana Murthy said in a meeting on June 12: “As I leave the board, I feel sad that Infosys, voted most often as India’s most respected company during 1995- 2011, has been issued a subpoena.”
“At least two other Infosys managers in the US have submitted internal whistle blower reports,” The New York Times reported.
