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Indian IT companies are adapting to US visa changes by shifting to local hiring and digital services. In contrast, American tech giants like Amazon and Google are seeing notable increases in H-1B visa approvals.
TikTok's CEO has vowed to fight US ban law, criticizing its impact on American businesses. The ban is facing legal challenges on First Amendment grounds amid escalating tech conflicts between Washington and Beijing.
Legal Issues
According to the Department of Justice, a US court has sentenced three former federal employees, including two Indian Americans, for their involvement in a conspiracy to steal sensitive data from the US government. The trio was convicted of unlawfully obtaining the government's proprietary software and confidential law enforcement databases to support a commercial endeavor.
A former Indian-American employee of Pfizer has been found guilty of insider trading by a federal court in New York. Amit Dagar, residing in New Jersey, was convicted of obtaining "illicit" profits by trading on the results of Covid-19 medicine trials conducted by the pharmaceutical giant.
Employment Discrimination Allegations
Randy Devorin's complaint against TCS exposes favoritism toward Indian/South Asian H-1B visa holders. EEOC reports termination complaints by American professionals. TCS denies allegations of discrimination.
A group of American professionals has accused TCS of discriminatory practices, alleging abrupt firing and substitution with Indian workers on H1-B visas. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating claims of race and age discrimination. TCS refutes the allegations, emphasizing equal opportunity employment.
