Our friend, USA Today education reporter Greg Toppo, is reporting that UPI, the recruiting firm that brought 360 teachers from the Philippines to Louisiana has to pay $1.8 million to the teachers.
That was the decision of a judge in a complaint filed by the American Federation of Teachers who represent the teachers. The original complaint reported that the Filipino teachers were being paid exorbitant amount of money, about $16,000 a piece, for jobs in the US while the company held their visas.
Caddo has 43 teachers in the system and has been proactive in helping them through their situation, including hiring an immigration attorney to sort out their H1-B visas.
Each teacher would get about $5,000. UPI plans to appeal.
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