Bengaluru, Dec 19 (TIWN) It is not the first time that global software major Infosys has opted for out-of-court settlements in lawsuits on alleged violation of federal laws or visa rules.

On Tuesday, the IT behemoth made an out-of-court settlement for $800,000 (Rs 5.7 crore) with the California Attorney General on charges related to alleged violation of B-1 visa rules by it.

The charges include employing about 500 Infosys staff in California on B-1 visas rather than H-1B visas between 2006 and 2017.

According to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the gross violation of federal laws resulted in Infosys avoiding the western state's payroll taxes such as unemployment insurance, disability insurance and employment training taxes.

"H-1B visas also require employers to pay workers at the local prevailing wage," said Becerra in a statement accessed by IANS.

"Two years ago, Infosys paid $1 million in settlement for systematically abusing US visa rules in placing foreign workers at client sites in New York state," former New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman had said in June 2017.