IT Staffing Report: Sept. 10, 2015

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Labor Department says no Infosys violations in H-1B case

IT services firm Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) reported the US Department of Labor concluded its investigation of labor condition applications at Southern California Edison and found no violations. Infosys reported more than 145 files were reviewed; the company alsosaid it fully cooperated with the investigation.

The US Department of Labor was investigating IT services firms Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., over alleged abuses of the H-1B visa program.

“IT services companies like Infosys provide superior service, skill and scope from global centers of excellence, bringing value and technology innovations to enable American companies to be competitive and succeed,” said Sandeep Dadlani, executive VP and head of Americas. “Infosys continues to actively recruit and hire talent in the US, but while there is a shortage of technology skills, Infosys is a responsible participant in the H-1B program. We do not practice or condone unfair or unethical H-1B visa practices. Our key priority is to operate fairly, ethically and with integrity, which is good business and what our clients expect.”

“We are proud of our robust immigration compliance program and very pleased to receive this positive determination of verification from the DOL of our technical and substantive compliance,” said David Kennedy, executive VP, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Infosys. ” Infosys is happy to cooperate with any future government agency inquiries to continue to demonstrate our commitment to compliance.”

Reuters reports the Labor Department is still investigating similar complaints by US workers into Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. , a second IT firm hired by Southern California Edison, and HCL Technologies, an IT firm that Disney hired last year as part of a restructuring of its Orlando-based IT division.