employer forcing for reimbursement of perm fee

[sudha_talasila]

i recently tranfered my h1 to a diff company due to better offer after working with the company A for 2 yrs. I also gave 15 day notice to company A. Company A has filed for Labour and it is still in process. Now they have deducted about 2600 for lawayer and advertisement costs towards Perm from my wages. Inspite of me warning them that is against the recent law enforced on July 16, 2007, they ignored and are not responding to my emails or phone calls and also not providing experience letter inspite of continuous requests. what do i do about it.

Appreciate ur time,

[knowledgeable]

Unless ...

... you have a signed contract with them for the same, they cannot deduct any of those costs from your salary.

You can file a complaint with the appropriate authorities if they still do so.

However, if you have a signed contract, then you need to go through your attorney.

If you want, you can negotiate a smaller amount that you can give to them and get this matter over amicably.

Good luck.

[txh1b]

When was the perm case filed? The new law only applies if your case was filed after that.

[sudha_talasila]

they filed for my perm in the month of october. and I haven't signed any kind of agreement regardign the GC fee.

[txh1b]

No amount can be deducted from your regular paycheck without your authorization. Complain to your state Workforce commission.

[knowledgeable]

There you go ...

... since you've no signed contract with them, you get your full salary.

Do be forceful and fight for your hard earned money.

Good luck.