There are currently 21 companies that have been debarred by the U.S. Department of Labors Wage and Hour Division as being willful violators of laws that regulate the use of H-1B visas for foreign workers. Here, eWEEK looks at 11 different technology or IT-related companies that are on the Labor Departments list, including a look at the companies locations and periods of debarment. During the debarment period, these companies are not allowed to apply for or obtain H-1B visas for foreign workers. These IT companies have committed either a willful failure or a misrepresentation of a material fact, according to Labor Department statistics. One company that faces additional sanctions is Peri Software Solutions, which currently owes $1.4 million in back wages. Right now, Peri Softwares petition is under review by the Labor Department.
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