America
US finds no visa violations by Infosys
Bengaluru, Sep 8
Global software major Infosys Ltd on Tuesday said that the US labor department did not find violations of visa rules by it.
"The
US department of labour concluded its investigationS, with no
violations of compliance found in the applications filed in the Southern
California Edison project," the $8.7-billion firm said in a statement
here.
In all, the department reviewed 145 files and found no violations by Infosys.
"IT
services firms like Infosys provide quality service, skill and scope
from global centres of excellence, bringing value and technology
innovations to enable American firms to be competitive and succeed,"
Infosys' Americas head Sandeep Dadlani said in the statement.
The
IT outsourcing major also asserted that it was recruiting and hiring in
the US, which was facing shortage of technology skills.
"We are a
responsible participant in the H-1B programame and do not practice or
condone unfair and unethical visa practices, as our priority is to
operate fairly, ethically and with integrity," said Dadlani.
Offering
to cooperate with any future government agency inquiries to demonstrate
its commitment to compliance, company's chief compliance officer David
Kennedy said its immigration compliance programme was robust, as evident
from positive verification from the state department.