Microsoft says 80 per cent of its approximately 6,000 H-1B applications last fiscal year involved existing employees, not new hires. The company defended its hiring and wage practices after the Trump administration moved to suspend its access to the PERM programme
The US Labour Department has suspended Cognizant’s PERM filings as federal authorities investigate alleged fraud and possible harm to American workers. The action affects employment-based green card applications, but does not indicate that the company’s H-1B petitions have been suspended.
