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Indian H-1B worker says unpaid wages forced US return
An Indian woman says she is returning to India after 12 years in the US because her employer stopped paying her for six months and her H-1B status was revoked. The Times…
The Story in Brief
An Indian woman says she is returning to India after 12 years in the US because her employer stopped paying her for six months and her H-1B status was revoked. The Times of India reports that she shared her account in an NRI group and had filed a complaint with the US Department of Labor. She said her husband shifted to H-4 status and the couple has three children, including an infant.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services generally seeks recent pay stubs when workers transfer employers, extend visas or adjust status. The Times of India reports that consultancy employees may lose pay while waiting for client assignments. Such unpaid benching breaches Department of Labor rules, but missing payroll records can still leave workers unable to prove continued H-1B status.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that every consultancy worker is being scammed, or that losing status simply reflects poor planning. Neither follows from one account. Employers must pay required wages, while workers also depend on records they may not control. The practical test is whether the Department of Labor complaint finds unpaid wages and whether immigration authorities accept evidence beyond pay stubs in similar cases.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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