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Trump wants to make H-1B workers more expensive for US employersA Trump administration proposal would significantly increase H-1B visa minimum salaries, requiring entry-level software engineers in San Fr...
War, oil price hikes, and risks: Time to still be contrarian? 5 small-caps from different sectors with upside potential of up to 25%Small-cap investing is not just about finding stocks that can rise faster than the market, which is the assumption with which most investor...
Why are hospital stocks defying market volatility? Demand, beds and growth plansOver the past five years, the sector has delivered strong growth, with revenues rising about 15.5% annually between FY2019-20 and FY2024-25...
The new H-1B visa modernisation rule: Decoding America's newest immigration updateOn January 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security introduced a final rule modernizing the H-1B visa program. Key updates includ...
Domestic renewal of H-1B visas? It may happen sooner than you thinkThe United States is planning to formally establishing a new program enabling H-1B visa holders, particularly Indian workers in specialty o...
India's Nasscom expresses concerns over proposed H-1B modernization ruleNasscom, the well-known trade association that stands as a representative of India's IT sector, has expressed its concerns about specific e...
Proposed tightening of H-1B rules could narrow its scope: NasscomNasscom expressed concerns about the tightening of the definition and requirements for "specialty occupations," which could make it difficu...
Major victory for H-1B employers as USCIS qualifies market research analyst as speciality occupationThe settlement approved by the federal district court in the Northern District of California would now let companies request that the USCIS...
Market research analysts now qualify for H-1B visasThe H-1B visa is a work permit that allows foreign workers to go to the United States and work for American companies. The foreigner must s...
Lawsuit now covers H-1B petitions for market research analyst positions filed by US businessesThe H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical ...
Covid-19 No deterrent: Hospitals see a rise in patients lining upBed occupancy and out-patient consultancy on non-Covid patients in major hospitals such as Fortis, Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospital, Medanta...
US Homeland may tweak H-1B & L-1The changes may see the introduction of additional requirements to ensure employers pay appropriate wages to H-1B visa holders.
Indian's H-1B for data analyst’s job wrongfully denied: CourtThe contention of this government agency was that the sponsoring employer had not shown that the position is a ‘specialty occupation’.
'Dramatic increase' in number of H-1B visas being held up, claims Compete AmericaUSCIS has been denying H-1B petitions exclusively because an entry-level wage is applicable for the specific position, even though the occu...
TCS among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for H-1B visasAccording to data for 2018, TCS received 20,755 H-1B specialty occupation labour certifications.
Trump's H-1B policy sends shock waves across companiesThe ruling reverses the US' more than decades and a half old guidelines, that were issued in the context of addressing the new millennium n...
US clears air around H-1B visa with policy memorandum, computer programmers won't be eligibleThe document essentially says that a previous guiding policy document for H-1B visa petitions, from the year 2000, will no longer hold.