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U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdown

US · 2026-10-08

Key takeaway

U.S. Labor Department suspends Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT outsourcers (Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Tata, Wipro, HCL) from the PERM green-card labor certification program

  1. Step 1 · The triggerDOL suspends PERM certification for Microsoft, Adobe, and major Indian IT outsourcers under active federal investigation
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onsuspended firms lose the primary green-card pathway for H-1B and L-1 visa holders, raising retention risk and effective wage costs
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onproject-delivery timelines stretch as visa-dependent staff depart or refuse transfer to suspended employers
  4. Step 4 · Knock-onU.S.-based tech staffing SMEs and Accenture gain relative competitive advantage in talent acquisition and contract bidding
  5. Step 5 · Reaches youSME subcontractors to suspended firms face contract renegotiation or loss; domestic staffing SMEs capture displaced demand

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Source: CNBC

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