US employee says he will take Infy to court

BANGALORE, INDIA: Jack Palmer, the US employee who alleged Infosys of visa fraud, reportedly said will not go for an out-of-court settlement.

The response from the employee comes in the backdrop of the recent allegation by Infosys that Palmer is spreading false news about the company's use of B1 visas, said a media report.

Quoting his lawyer Kenneth Mendelsohn, The Economic Times said on Monday that Palmer wanted the case to go to court and see it to the end.

Last week Infosys had claimed Palmer's claims were false and exaggerated.

It was a few months back that the American employee of Infosys filed a lawsuit against the company alleging systematic visa and tax fraud. At the company's financial results announcement, Infosys said that Palmer is still working with the company.

In May, Infosys had received a subpoena from a Grand Jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in connection with the B1 visa use.

After the visa restriction in the US, it is tough, and also expensive, to get H-1B visas to send employees to the US for work. So, it is said that many Indian companies are sending employees to the US with B1 visas, which are actually meant for those who visit the country for meeting, conferences and business negotiations.