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US freezes green-card labor filings involving Microsoft, Adobe and six IT firms
Reuters reports the Labor Department will stop accepting new and processing pending labor certification applications involving the companies.
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Reuters reports the October 8 freeze covers Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Capgemini. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said no new PERM applications involving them would be accepted and no pending ones processed. Reuters says current H-1B visa holders do not appear directly affected. Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of abusing the program; Microsoft defended its hiring practices, CNBC reports.
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