Sixth Circuit Sides With DOL in H-1B Notice Violations Dispute

IT consulting business Broadgate Inc. failed to produce evidence that US Labor Department officials lacked authority to cite it for violations of notice-posting requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a federal appeals court found.

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday upheld the DOL’s finding that Broadgate willfully violated the law by not posting mandatory notices in the workplace about plans to hire H-1B visa holders at least 14 times. The agency discovered those violations while investigating an H-1B visa employee’s separate complaint about wage underpayment.

Federal law requires employers that ...