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Microsoft faces dual regulatory headwinds: the US Labor Department suspended the company from the PERM program for…

IN · 2026-10-08

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Key takeaway

US Labor Department suspends Microsoft from PERM green-card programme over alleged fraud, blocking a key H-1B-to-permanent-residency pathway

  1. Step 1 · The triggerUS Labor Department suspends Microsoft from PERM programme, blocking employer-sponsored green-card pathway for H-1B workers
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onWithheld This step of the chain is withheld. The reason is set out in the notice above — a deliberate omission, not missing data.
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onwage pressure rises in India's senior engineering labour pool as US firms bid directly for India-based talent and offshore delivery demand surges
  4. Step 4 · Knock-onIndian IT-services SMEs face margin compression on fixed-price contracts and talent-retention costs as the labour market tightens
  5. Step 5 · Reaches youSME P&L hit arrives via higher sub-contractor rates, longer bench periods, and client demands for rate renegotiation on existing deals

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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