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Maryland Schools to Pay $4.2 Million for H-1B Violations

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Prince George County Public Schools in Maryland agreed to a $4.2 million settlement for underpaying H-1B workers by making them pay H-1B filing and costs as well as a $100,000 civil penalty for the wilfull nature of the conduct.

Prince George's County Public Schools agreed to a settlement with the Department of Labor to pay $4,222,146 in back wages owed to 1,044 H-1B workers because the county made the workers pay H-1B filing fees and costs that reduced the workers' compensation below the lawfully required wage.  Because some of the violations were willful, the school district also agreed to pay $100,000 in civil money penalties and to be barred for two years from filing H-1B petitions, including extensions and also employment-based immigrant petitions under any employment-based pro

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