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<p>Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico&#039;s attorney general is accusing a company that recruits immigrant teachers from the Philippines to work at public schools of charging exorb...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;br&gt;SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico's attorney general is accusing a company that recruits immigrant teachers from the Philippines to work at public schools of charging exorbitant fees and [https://lucidire.com/forums/javascipt-and-css.75/ mobilarian alternative] using deceptive financial tactics, according to a lawsuit announced Tuesday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The lawsuit was filed with a state district court in Albuquerque against Total [http://www.examandinterviewtips.com/search?q=Teaching%20Solutions Teaching Solutions] International and CEO Janice Bickert of Ruidoso, alleging exorbitant fees to place Filipino teachers in schools on work visas.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The suit accuses the company and Bickert of violations under the state unfair practices act.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It seeks a permanent restraining order against the company, financial restitution to immigrant teachers, fines of $5,000 per violation and damages.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Bickert and company officials could not be reached immediately for comment.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Attorney General Hector Balderas said in a statement that the lawsuit is necessary amid a teacher shortage to stop predatory business practices against immigrants.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The suit says the company subjected immigrant teachers to fees of $15,000 for placement services on average, when other companies provided identical services for about $4,000.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Once in the United States, teachers are forced to pay previously undisclosed additional fees, placement fees, or sign additional refinancing contracts,&quot; the lawsuit states.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Teachers who are unable to pay the required installment of around $400 per month are subject to late fees.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The company filed lawsuits in 2019 against eight teachers, alleging breach of contract, in cases set for trials before juries.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The lawsuit also alleges that Filipino job applicants signed financing agreements without knowledge of their future salaries.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The lawsuit also says the recruitment company may have relied on Janice Bickert's husband, George Bickert, in his position as the superintendent of Ruidoso's public school district to &quot;create legitimacy&quot; for the company.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;adverts.addToArray(&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;inread_player&quot;)Advertisement</div>

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