The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday reintroduced legislation to tighten rules on the H-1B and L-1 worker visa programs, targeting what they called loopholes and abuse by major employers.

US lawmakers propose a bill to restrict H-1B and L1 visas, prioritizing STEM workers and increasing penalties for wage violations

TCS and HCL Tech reduce reliance on H-1B visas, focusing more on local hires amid rising visa fees and changes.

The United States continued tightening rules for the H-1B and L-1 worker visa programmes Monday after three senators introduced two separate pieces of legislation to target "loopholes" used by for- and non-profit employers.

Senators Chuck Grassley (Republican) and Dick Durbin (Democrat) who last week had sent letters to ten major American companies including Amazon, Google, and Meta, ‘scrutinizing their heavy use of H-1B visas while simultaneously laying off American workers’ have announced a bipartisan legislation to overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programs.

US lawmakers are seeking to strengthen regulations surrounding the H-1B and L-1 visa programs with two new bills introduced by senators, aiming to eliminate loopholes exploited by employers. , US News,

TCS CEO K. Krithivasan announces that the company will halt new H-1B hires, focusing instead on expanding its local workforce across the U.S. and other regions.

A new bipartisan Senate bill proposes sweeping restrictions on H-1B and L-1 visas, tightening wage rules and prioritizing STEM degrees.

Former president Joe Biden's ex-adviser Ajay Bhutoria, the Indian-American community leader on immigration policy, said there have been instances of rampant abuses of the H-1B visa program that resulted in the desperate measure of the Donald Trump administration to impose $100,