US senators question TCS, 9 others over H-1B visa filings

{ TECH JOBS } AFTER LAYOFF OF AMERICAN EMPLOYEES

- Press Trust of Indi

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant and eight other major corporations have been questioned by US senators for filing thousands of H-1B skilled labour visa petitions after conducting “mass layoffs” of American employees.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and ranking member Richard Durbin have also questioned Amazon, Apple, Deloitte, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Meta, Microsoft, and Walmart, asking them for details on their hiring and recruitment practices as well as any variation in salary and benefits between H-IB visa holders and American employees.

The senators said their “inquiry” comes ata time when the unemployment rate in America’s tech sector is “well above” the overall jobless rate. According to the Federal Reserve, recent American graduates with STEM degrees now face higher unemployment rates than the general population, they stated.