A Filipino publishing firm operating in the United States has been banned by the US Labor department from hiring temporary workers after it admitted committing violations of labor law.
The US labor agency said that the Asian Journal, publisher of the Southland Filipino newspaper, has been barred for one year from using the U.S. government’s H-1B visa program to hire temporary workers.
The publishing firm, which operates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and the Philippines, has agreed to pay $516,500 to 32 employees, aside from a $40,000 penalty.
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