Re: “Are there labor laws that require a different outcome?”, the problem as I understand it is that the source of data for a “prevailing wage” comparison isn’t specified in the existing laws. If the law had been written to say “. . . prevailing wage for the location based on the federal Labor Department report blah-blah-blah and its successors” then there could be some enforcement, if only by civil suits from American workers if not from local attorneys general. With no standard to base “prevailing” on, it’s a giant loophole and easy money for predatory businesses.
Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 8:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Cognizant I'm interested, Shmuel. What immigration laws aren't being enforced? I heard someone else here post the number of visas being made available; are you saying more Indians are getting in than that number allows? And what labor laws aren't being enforced? Speaking with my capitalist hat on, I suggest that employers ARE paying Indians prevailing rates - for Indians. Naturally they're happy with shorter pay than Americans, and naturally that reduces somewhat the rate Americans can get for the same services. Are there labor laws that require a different outcome? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 18:45 The problem isn't the visas themselves, but the lack of enforcement of immigration and labor laws. If they actually paid prevailing wages then it wouldn't be an issue. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
