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US firm pays $58,000 in back wages for H1B certification program violations

The employer also "benched" that worker, a term used to describe when an employer fails to pay an H-1B employee when work is slow, for example

Revoking right to work will dent H-1B spouses' economic independence: Study

H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a large number of whom are professionals from India

US Congress to vote on removing country-cap on Green Card; India to benefit

Some of the recent studies have said the waiting period for Indian IT professionals on H-1B visas is more than 70 years

Capping H1B visas will hit tech outsourcing industry, global firms: Experts

Indian IT industry body Nasscom said there has been no official confirmation from the US on lowering of H1B visa cap

Caps on H-1B visas will weaken US companies; put jobs at risk: Nasscom

Nasscom - which represents Indian IT majors like TCS, Infosys and Wipro as well as smaller tech firms - noted that there is no official confirmation yet on the development from the US

Impact of Trump's H1-B crackdown: 10% drop in visa approvals in 2018

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 335,000 H-1B visas, which included both new and renewable, in the fiscal year 2018

New H1B visa norms may affect Indian IT companies' margins in FY20

Replacing H1B visa holders with more local hires will keep weighing on costs for big firms

US reaches 65,000 H1B visa cap in five days for Financial Year 2020

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise

Three Indian-origin consultants charged in US with H1B visa fraud

The H-1B visa programme allows foreign workers to obtain temporary authorisation to live and work for employers in the US

On Trump's desk: US visa regulations that would affect 90,000 H1-B spouses

Now White House would carry out its review of the proposed regulation, take inputs from various agencies, before taking a final call

Premium processing of H1B visa petitions mild respite to Indian IT firms

The time taken to process a premium H1B application rose from 18 days in the last four years to 1 month in FY19 (until October 2018)

From April 1, new H-1B visa rules will favour those with higher education

H-1B visa, popular among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise

H-1B holders 'frequently' placed in poor working conditions: US think-tank

The current system not only harms Americans, but it also enables H-1B workers to be exploited, according to the report

Trump open to H1-B visas for highly skilled, not outsourcing: White House

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to come out with the new proposal by January 2019

From Infosys to Wipro, US visa rules start to pinch Indian IT companies

Companies see spike in subcontracting costs, attrition; talent shortage leave client projects unfulfilled

Proposals on H1-B visa pose a threat for IT firms' margins, say experts

Lofty valuations, coupled with the poor performance by smaller-sized IT firms, has dampened investor sentiment

Indian-American charged with H-1B visa, mail fraud in California

He was accused of submitting fraudulent documents to both the Department of Labour and Homeland Security

'Trump admin's H1-B policies adversely affecting among IT firms in US'

'Trump admin's H1-B policies are impacting the people who are in this country on H-1B visas, an advocacy group for these firms have said

TCS among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for H-1B visas

Earnest and Young, a multinational professional services firm, has emerged as the top employer to have received the certification

Three-fourths of 419,600 H1B visa holders in 2018 are Indians: US report

USCIS study reveals a massive gender disparity: only one out of every four H-1B visa holders is female