Microsoft Suspended from PERM H-1B Program
Microsoft is blocked from the PERM program for H-1B workers over alleged fraud and abuse.
Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft has been suspended from the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program for H-1B workers, according to Tom's Hardware.
The suspension was reportedly triggered by alleged fraud and abuse in the labor certification process.
Key facts
- Microsoft is blocked out of the PERM program.
- Suspension due to alleged fraud and abuse.
- Other IT firms—Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini—also suspended.
- Microsoft filed 3,682 PERM applications, including 1,000 for positions overlapping with laid-off workers.
Sources
- Tom's HardwareU.S. suspends green card path for H-1B workers at Microsoft and Adobe — labor certification program blocked due to alleged fraud