#investigation

Department of labor now investigating visa abuses.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/us-launches-project-firewall-to-protect-american-workers-in-h-1b-visa-program/ar-AA1MWreB

We’re facing more lawsuits and charges than John Gotti and Puff Daddy combined. And now, state regulators are digging deeper according to NBC. This is quickly turning into ‘death by a thousand cuts'

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/rhode-island-retirement-plan-prevents-many-state-workers-from-accessing-contributions-247724101790

I heard there will be an investigation into the placement decisions. Specifically, those who were demoted, received or pay cut or ISP'd. The investigation will be focused on them being replaced by others who were less qualified and/or based on favoritism. There is also the issue of those placed into "undefined" roles. When challenged, HR denied the existence of undefined roles. Why? Because they would need to admit there was favoritism and bias in the selection decisions. For example, one leader campaigned for a new role in a specific department all summer despite being unqualified. They were initially placed in an "undefined" role in that department and then displaced other more qualified people to secure their target role.

The investigation is supposed to be with lawyers - so it's important for everyone to speak up. It won't get ISPs their jobs back, but the pay out could be greater.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/10/3148183/0/en/johnson-fistel-investigates-synopsys-after-30-stock-drop.html

https://www.wtrf.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/1071796/potential-securities-fraud-levi-korsinsky-investigates-synopsys-inc-snps/

Seems like Dell is being investigated for the same thing they did in 2010

It looks like Fidelity / Veritude is being investigated for H1B violations for offering jobs to H1B folks before offering positions to Americans.

Is something similar happening at Nokia in TX, IL, NJ as well (for years)? Maybe not a VP but perhaps directors and managers?

Walmart VP takes money from Indian contractors
https://www.ctol.digital/news/walmart-fires-vp-kickbacks-terminates-1200-contractors/

If you worked at U.S. Bank anytime since 2019 and had health insurance through them, you may have been charged extra fees — sometimes $50–$100 per month. These surcharges were added for things like smoking/vaping, keeping a spouse on your plan, or missing certain wellness checkups.
Attorneys are now investigating whether those charges were legal. Employees could be owed compensation if the surcharges violated federal or state laws.
https://openclassactions.com/investigations/us-bank-charging-employees-healthcare-insurance-surcharges.php

Separation dates apparently spread out. September 30, 2025 to July 31, 2026. APPLY: August 26 to September 9, 2025 area likely.

HR is filling their own pockets and playing games with workers

Any good law firm recommendation that will fight on a contingency basis? Potentially looking at 7 figure settlement. Corruption and violation of law from senior management all the way to C level.

Cisco announces layoffs days after CEO said it won’t cut jobs in favor of AI

Law firm ‘investigating’ layoffs over alleged notice discrepancy, while Cisco brings in a new channel partner chief

Cisco plans to cut more than 150 employees as part of a new round of layoffs, with the cuts coming days after CEO Chuck Robbins said the company would not be slicing jobs in favor of AI.

The latest cuts include 157 employees at various locations in California. The majority of the cuts are are targeted at Cisco's Milpitas campus, with 64 roles being cut at its site in San Francisco. Staff at its former Redwood City headquarters and some roles at its site in Pleasanton are also set for elimination.

A plethora of roles are set to be axed, including juniors as well as executives with VP titles, among those facing layoffs, according to reports.

News of the layoffs comes after Robbins said he didn’t see the networking giant using AI as an excuse to reduce headcount.

"I don't want to get rid of a bunch of people right now," the CEO told CNBC, instead suggesting he wants the company’s engineers to “innovate faster and be more productive.”

AI was among the reasons Cisco cited for cutting 7% of its workforce last August, a decision CFO Scott Herren suggested at the time was more akin to “a reallocation versus a headcount savings.”

Those cuts followed a 5% reduction of Cisco’s global workforce in February 2024, a restructuring move the vendor suggested at the time would maximize shareholder returns.

Did Cisco break the law?
Its latest round of layoffs is, however, being probed by a law firm over claims the company could have violated U.S. labor laws.

Chicago-based law firm Strauss Borrelli said it was looking into layoffs at the networking giant, suggesting Cisco employees facing layoffs may be owed 60 days of severance pay and benefits.

Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, U.S. employers are required to provide 60 days' notice before mass layoffs. The law firm is investigating whether a WARN Notice was filed with the state of California at least 60 days before the mid-October job eliminations, as affected staff were reportedly only notified on August 13 – despite the dates appearing to line up.

“We are investigating whether Cisco failed to provide at least 60 days’ notice before laying off 157 employees and, therefore, violated the WARN Act,” the law firm said in a statement.

Cisco last week reported earnings that saw it bring in $800 million in AI-related revenues for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2025, which pushed its full fiscal-year AI-related haul to $2.1 billion.

Robbins told investors that largely all of its AI growth was coming from hyperscaler customers, with two-thirds of AI-related orders tied to Cisco systems, with the remaining one-third tied to its optics portfolio.

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/ohios-intel-plant-has-been-stalled-for-years-now-trump-moreno-husted-are-getting-involved-heres-why#google_vignette

Ohio's U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno has joined President Donald Trump in asking for tech giant Intel's CEO to resign due to his reported ties to the Chinese government. Moreno has also asked for a fraud investigation into Intel's continued delays on the state's long-awaited semiconductor manufacturing plant.