Software major Infosys is facing further questioning from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), regarding the legality of its employees working there.
In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company had said that the DHS is reviewing the eligibility of employees working in the US, after it found ‘significant percentage' of errors in Forms I-9 of some of its employees working in the country. If the DHS concludes that the forms contained erroneous information, a penalty ranging from $110 - $1,100 for each form would be charged.
Form I-9 is an employment eligibility verification form provided by the US Federal Government to companies that deploy manpower from countries outside the US. Every hired employee has to fill up the I-9 form at the time of hiring.
An Infosys spokesperson issued a statement to
The issue of visa irregularity came to light first in May last year when Infosys received a subpoena from a grand jury in a US District Court in connection with a lawsuit filed by Mr Jack Palmer, one of its US-based employees who accused the company of visa irregularities.
While Infosys does not give out geography-based employee breakup, 9,000 of its employees are non-Indians. The company has filed for 2,000 H1-B visas in FY12 as compared to 3,000 in the 2011 fiscal.