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Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL among 8 IT firms suspended from US green card programmeThe US government's recent decision to suspend eight leading IT companies, including Microsoft, from green card applications for foreign wo...
US bars Microsoft from sponsoring green cards for H-1B workers over alleged abuseThe US has barred Microsoft from sponsoring green cards for H-1B visa holders, alleging that the company abused the immigration programme.
Infosys, Wipro ADRs fall nearly 3% after TCS earnings, US crackdown on H-1B-linked green card programmeInfosys and Wipro ADRs fell nearly 3% in US trading as investors assessed TCS’s quarterly results and fresh US immigration restrictions. Co...
Cognizant PERM suspension raises talent retention concernsCognizant and US enterprise software company Cloudera’s PERM filings have been suspended, labour department inspector general Anthony D’Esp...
Cognizant’s US immigration troubles: From visa lawsuits to latest green-card filing suspensionCognizant’s US immigration practices are back under scrutiny after authorities suspended its employment-based green-card filings amid a fed...
Trump strikes Indian IT again! Why tech stocks lost Rs 55,000 crore in a single sessionIndian IT stocks lost around Rs 55,000 crore in market value after the US suspended Cognizant’s PERM labour certification filings, raising ...
Cognizant’s US green-card filings suspended amid fraud probe: What it means for employeesCognizant’s US green-card labour certification filings have been suspended amid a federal fraud investigation, according to Labor Departmen...
US suspends Cognizant green card filingsThe action came a day after Cognizant announced plans to expand its American workforce. The company said it planned to hire 1,500 US colleg...
US employers rethink H-1B talent strategy as Trump policies tighten: Envoy GlobalUS employers are changing hiring and retention strategies for foreign professionals. This shift occurs as H-1B program changes make it more...
US cranks up the heat on Indian IT as whistleblowers trigger H-1B auditWhile Cognizant has been one of the companies named in the current reported probe, it is unclear if other Indian IT services firms are part...
US cranks up heat on Indian IT as whistleblowers trigger H-1B audit; Cognizant under lens as labour dept probing alleged fraud in H-1B & green card visa programmeThe US Department of Labor is investigating alleged visa fraud. This probe could affect major Indian outsourcing companies operating in Ame...
Indian students, H-1B workers may face uncertainty as US plans tighter visa rulesNew US immigration rules will tighten the H-1B visa program for employers. Increased costs and stricter H-1B rules are expected for sponsor...
US plans changes to employment-based green card certification processThe US Department of Labour is set to modernize the PERM process for sponsoring foreign workers for green cards, a system unchanged since 2...
New H-1B wage rules may lift foreign worker pay by $14,000 a yearThe US Department of Labor has proposed significant visa wage rule changes, aiming to boost foreign worker pay by approximately $14,000 ann...
Google to ramp up Green Card sponsorships for employees in 2026, lays down eligibility rulesGoogle will resume and expand its green card sponsorship program for employees starting in 2026, focusing on those in roles requiring a deg...
H-1B workers may see significant wage hike as US reviews new proposalThe US Department of Labor has proposed changes to wage rules for H-1B visas and PERM labor certification. This proposal is now with the Of...
Layoff season continues as 219 tech firms sack over 68,000 employees in JanuaryThe layoff season continued to hit the tech world in 2023 with some big names like Microsoft and Google joining the list. More than 3,400 t...
As layoffs continue, Google freezes key green card process for workers"Recognising how this news may impact some of you and your families, I wanted to update you as quickly as possible on the difficult decisio...
Google pauses green card applications from employees amid layoffsGoogle has sent an email to foreign employees, notifying them that the tech giant will pause any new filings of PERM, leaving foreign worke...
New rule calls for higher wages for H-1B visa holders“The US Department of Labor is taking these steps to strengthen wage protections, address abuses in visa programs, and protect American wor...