Morrow (Ga.) company to give $78,000 in back pay to foreign teachers

[Newsjock]

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Morrow company will pay nearly $78,000 in back pay to 22 foreign teachers after a federal Labor Department investigation found the company violated visa laws.

The U.S. Department of Labor said Global Teachers Research and Resources Inc. violated H-1B visa rules governing employment of nonimmigrant temporary workers. Global Teachers provides teachers to school districts in Georgia, Florida, New Mexico and South Carolina. They teach math, science, special education and Spanish and come from such places as Australia, South Africa, India and Colombia.

A Wage and Hour Division investigation found the company failed to keep records of hours worked by employees, and didn't pay workers for time spent in employer-provided training or time spent in pre-employment activities following their arrival in the United States.

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/morrow-company-to-give-867813.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. get rid of the H-1B visa program

[hayu_lol]

2. Absolutely get rid of ALL...

H1B holders...send them all home.

Prison time for employer law-breaking.

[OhioChick]

5. +1 n/t

[CottonBear]

3. With over 10% unemployment here in GA, why the heck are school districts hiring foreign teachers?

:wtf: I'm an unemployed 99er here in GA. I'd love to have a good job. :(

edit: Why would anyone want to leave Ausralia or any other country with universal health care and a social safety net and move to the US?

[quakerboy]

4. Thats a very good question

Either of them.

But yeah... I saw the title, and assumed it was a private school, trying to avoid paying teachers fair wages. Then you go read the article, and its not.

Heres another article that lines up, maybe somewhat illuminating on the topic.

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-teaching-jobs-outsourced-569233.html