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H-1B's Tighter Rules Illegal, Tech Outsourcers Claim in Suit

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday May 08 2018, @03:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the requirement-to-meet-requirements dept.

MrPlow writes:

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A group of outsourcing companies that use the H-1B visa to fill U.S. jobs with foreign workers have filed a lawsuit claiming recent U.S. government restrictions on the visa program are illegal.

The legal action attacks a February policy change by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration that imposed tighter requirements on outsourcers seeking H-1B visas, which are intended for jobs requiring specialized skills and a bachelor's degree or higher.

[...] The new H-1B rules single out outsourcing firms and require that they provide evidence proving a worker will perform a specialized job, and that the job match the work specified on the visa application.

In the suit, two companies and a consortium that has been lobbying Congress over H-1B restrictions claimed Citizenship and Immigration lacked the authority to make the rule changes, and that the alleged over-reach violates the U.S. Administrative Procedures Act.

[...] The companies and group filing suit claim the new H-1B requirements will "choke out" their work by denying them H-1B visas and visa extensions.

"Without sufficient employees to meet their clients' needs, Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm to reputation and ability to compete," the suit said.

Source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/03/h-1b-visas-tighter-rules-illegal-tech-outsourcers-claim-in-lawsuit/

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @04:03AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @04:03AM (#676890)

    "Without sufficient employees to meet their clients' needs, Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm to reputation and ability to compete," the suit said.

    I have a robot to sell you, no need for employees, they're so last millennium. Did I mention you could turn off the office lights too?

  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Tuesday May 08 2018, @06:54AM

    by Bot (3902) on Tuesday May 08 2018, @06:54AM (#676926) Journal

    > I have a robot to sell you.

    The bot shall rise again.

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