#h1b

This is for folks who lost their jobs to a cheaper, younger drone in Frisco with an H1-B visa.

President Trump just signed a new executive order today regarding the timing of layoffs and H-1B visa hiring. Federal agencies are now directed to consider whether an H-1B sponsoring employer laid off similarly situated American workers during the previous year or plans to lay them off in the future.

Also...

The Labor Department has 30 DAYS to begin reviewing previously submitted H-1B Labor Condition Applications to determine whether action against sponsoring employers is warranted.

Think about the implications.

A company lays off thousands of American workers. Then turns around and says it needs H-1B workers. The government is now explicitly being told LOOK AT THE companies layoff patterns. This is exactly the question companies should have been forced to answer all along. I hate to say it, but this is a good and welcome decision from the President. I hope it doesn't get ki-led by injunctions from judges. (Who will NEVER lose their job to cheap foreign labor willing to relocate from some 3rd world shirthole to Frisco, Texas because it's a step up.

Should Oracle be barred from H-1B hiring for two years after these massive layoffs?

I have bad news for you. Hundreds of job postings we have are typically either intended to transition a contractor/H1B to an FTE role... Also they use them to pick someone who has already been selected. So, in most cases (not all cases), the posting are just a formality. I know you know this, it's here for newbies.

I logically guesstimate that at least 30% of Humana’s profit margin today relies on cheaper non-citizen labor (e.g., H-1B Visas, Vendor Contracts that use H-1B Visas, Offshoring) and the hype to investors as to what AI (artificial intelligence) will bring about in the near future.

All it would take is for just two things to occur, perhaps coupled with one or two other coinciding events, to seriously ruin this corporation.

1) If H-1B Visas were to be sent packing and Vendors (heavily employed H-1B Visas) that Humana contracts with were to be highly scrutinized by federal government and brought to a halt.
2) AI (artificial intelligence) to be heavily regulated by the government and brought to a snail’s pace.

Executive leadership most likely will not admit it to you nor will SVPs, VPs, Directors, and Associate Directors as they have to “toe the line” and keep up the facade that “we are some big super power that nothing can stand in our way!” Pride goes before the Fall! Just a matter of time.

OK, here is the skinny from h1bhq.com -

465 LCA filings, 455 w/CERTIFIED status (done deal), 40% classified specifically as "Software Developer", 60% with "Developer" or "Software Development" in the title, median reported salary range around $142K to $184K.... 20% of certified records in 5 areas that show in Oracle's 2026 WARN layoff records (reported to the state).

I'll post source details in a reply to this post...

All data is open source and it's coming from:
https://h1bhq.com/search?employerSlug=ORACLE-america-inc&fiscalYear=2026

Any H-1b's ? There are some openings in Nashville inside Oracle. Check If your manager can help you to re-hire . Remember your manager has to sign-off and send an exception email.

The EEOC has actively started cracking down on companies for using staffing agencies like Cognizant to replace American workers with low cost foreign visa workers. CNC announced a billion dollar deal with Cognizant a little over a month before the massive layoffs (and Cognizant is already under investigation by dept of labor for H1b and PERM fraud).

It might be a good time to send in EEOC complaints if you lost your position right after the Cognizant contract announcement (which was in the news in July). In the past EEOC has not done much but they're pushing hard for reports/tips right now AND there's a few lawyers in their comments section trying to dig into fortune 500 company violations

https://x.com/USEEOC/status/2099494113666027777

Is there a chance of me being impacted by any layoffs? I’ve been on the team a little over two months and it took me forever to get in. I do feel that there is a lot of redundancy within my team and more folks from vendors being brought in on H1B, and already having a team in India.

I’m assuming I’d be sc--wed on any severance?

It's sad how companies don't want to see why all the easy roles like testing etc. are going to H1b or H4 EADs... but then calling people useless, taking away our fair chances to give them to friends and relatives, and then blaming us is not right.

Bloomberg Law is reporting that DHS is proposing a new $103,265 fee for cap-subject H-1B petitions, including petitions involving workers who are already in the United States.

This is separate from the earlier $100,000 H-1B entry fee that applied primarily to workers being brought into the country. That fee was struck down by a federal judge and is currently being appealed.

A few key points:

• The proposed fee would apply to H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap.
• That includes the regular 65,000 H-1B slots and the additional 20,000 advanced-degree slots.
• Universities, hospitals and certain research institutions would be exempt under the new proposal.
• The $103,265 would be in addition to other H-1B filing costs.
• DHS estimates the fee could generate approximately $8.8 billion per year.
• The US Chamber of Commerce says the fee could make H-1B hiring cost-prohibitive for many startups and small and midsize employers.

For employers that hire significant numbers of H-1B workers, this could materially change the economics of hiring. A company hiring 10 cap-subject H-1B employees could potentially face more than $1 million in these fees alone.

This is currently a proposed rule, not a fee that has already taken effect. The Bloomberg Law report is dated August 24, 2026.

Something to watch, especially at companies that rely heavily on H-1B hiring.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/new-100-000-h-1b-fee-planned-for-foreign-workers-already-in-us

Backend mainframe area. the area that ED was holding off for years. Few H1Bs under him. Says yes to all and work like they are still in British india. Hides all the truth and makes him happy. Comes out of the call the dash out to offshore and their directs. All this because they are visa slaves.

Now the new guy came in and its shaking the whole caucus. ED is loosing the grip . JO and his nepotism hires are not safe. PMO group stacked with all high grades and does barely minimum. Oh the guy became VP in no time just because of nepotism and can barely understand what he speaks out.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are preparing to propose a rule that would eliminate an existing grace period for visa holders who can't find a job, according to an unpublished document posted to the Federal Register.

Under current immigration laws, holders of certain visas, particularly H-1B visas, which are non-immigration visas that allow employers to sponsor skilled workers with Bachelor's degrees or higher, get a 60-day grace period to find a new job if they lose the employment tied to their visa.
The new rule proposal would eliminate that grace period, according to the document.

"This proposal restores a direct relationship between an alien’s nonimmigrant status and the specific employment or activity that formed the basis of his or her admission or grant of status in the United States and reduces administrative burden," the document reads.

A noncitizen would have to immediately leave the U.S. if no longer working for an employer linked to a visa status if the rule were to be implemented.
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Source for the above:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-proposes-ending-60-day-grace-period-job-loss-h-1b-visa-holders

Hope atleast they would balance the layoffs between H1Bs and Citizens proportionately..

Link for full data set is below. I am listing 2026 only, there is more data here, you can filter on year, I think there is 800 visas issued.

# Fiserv Solutions, LLC — FY2026 H1B/LCA Salary Summary

• 146 total LCA (H1B) records, all reporting annual wages.
• Salary range: $80,496 to $600,000.
• Average starting/base wage: approximately $137,297.
• The average is calculated using the lower end of the offered salary range, not the midpoint or total compensation.
• Positions include software engineering, data analytics, QA, product management, and engineering management.
• Major locations include Berkeley Heights, NJ; Sunnyvale, CA; Alpharetta, GA; Longmont, CO; Redmond, WA; Hagerstown, MD; and Fishers, IN.

## Example Salary Ranges

• Data Analyst: $128K–$166K
• Senior Software Engineer: $173K–$210K
• Staff Engineer: $190K–$216K
• Sr. Manager Engineering: $226K–$244K

Fiserv's FY2026 LCA data shows many experienced technology positions in roughly the $130K–$210K range, with higher-level engineering and management positions exceeding $200K. The overall average lower-bound salary is about $137K.

https://h1bhq.com/search?employerSlug=FISERV-solutions-llc

I think it’s time we tell the truth.

When I joined the workforce in 2002, many of my engineering leads and managers were working from the US, while I was working from Bangalore.

One thing I noticed very early was the difference in work culture.

Indians are, by nature, extremely work-oriented. We don’t like leaving things unfinished. I remember hearing complaints from Indian colleagues about our US counterparts: “These people are privileged. They shut their computers at exactly 4:30 PM.”

Even during a major P1 production issue, you could sometimes see the US team log off when their working hours were over. Meanwhile, the people still in the office were predominantly Indians—working until 10 or 11 PM, handing things over to the offshore team, and then finally going home to their families.

It was a complaint. But, in a strange way, it was also an appreciation of our own work ethic.

Yes, many people in the US have historically enjoyed a level of work-life balance that many Indians did not. They could shut their laptops at 4:30 PM and walk away. We often felt that we couldn't.

But our mentality was different:

“We are getting paid. We have a responsibility. We need to solve the problem. We don't want the company to get a bad name.”

And then we went home.

Our families mattered enormously to us. But we also believed that our ability to provide for our families came from having a job in the first place. We were grateful for that opportunity, and we took that responsibility seriously.

That mentality helped many of us build careers across companies and industries.

We weren't slaves to anyone. We were people who understood the value of an opportunity—and were willing to work extraordinarily hard to make the most of it.

And here is where I think the H-1B debate gets uncomfortable.

For years, everyone benefited from this system.

You valued your freedom.
You valued your work-life balance.
You valued your paycheck.
And we valued our families too.

But for many of us, loving our families meant something different.

We were willing to live thousands of miles away from them, work long hours, sacrifice weekends, and endure years of uncertainty because the ultimate goal was simple:

Make sure our families are taken care of.

That's the difference.

So before blaming Indians or H-1B workers for being willing to work hard, perhaps we should acknowledge the other side of the story.

People didn't come here because they wanted to take something away from someone else.

Many came because they were willing to make sacrifices that others simply weren't willing to make.

And that work ethic didn't suddenly become a problem when the people doing it happened to be Indian.

Fiserv preaches that they want collaborative work environments and people working together efficiently. That will never be the case when you have H1B visa holders that don't want to train anyone, don't want to knowledge share and hoard work so they can scream how busy they are but won't let any one help them. Leadership should be terminated for allowing this. I know personally directors that know they don't do a check to see if a US citizen can do the job before a visa holder. I think anyone reading this we should all go and report this to the government. This is why this company will fail. It won't stop here, what Fiserv will find themselves with is cr-ppy software and only visa holders there to fix it and they still won't make profit. It's what they deserve. And for you H1B visa holders that do work this way and I know a lot of them, I hope the layoff reaches you so you can go back where you come from and practice your non collaboration in your own country and see how far you get. Allowing these H1B visa holders to speak their language on premise should not be allowed. We live in America why do they get to communicate with each other in their language because they don't want Americans to hear what they have to say especially if it's about knowledge share which they only do with one another. In todays layoffs I would have expected a lot of non citizens to get laid off but nah majority Americans - this company will fail. A lot of Americans had been there for 15 + years, but that doesn't matter to Fiserv. Very Un-American!

The fraudsters must go first.. instead they are being protected.. very sad

This is not the Bank of America. This should be renamed as the Bank of India. Oops, the name is already taken.
H1B fraud, H4 EAD hiring, OPT, EAD, Greencard friends and family, BUT NO Americans.
Every manager and HR should be investigated. They take kickbacks in different forms.
The offices in Texas, New York are filled with a bunch of fraudsters, TCS and Wipro employees.
This is not acceptable.
Report to the government. Stop the fraudsters.

Report all H1B, H4 EAD, GC fraud to the department of immigration.
This is getting out of control. They are even bringing caste system into the teams.

Almost all job postings are for internal H1B or H4 transfers. #Fu-k this immigration scam. we are tired.

Fiserv sends US citizens home first.. H1Bs are untouchable ?

I told you 2 weeks ago.. it is happening now... very sad

So far heard several departments were hit, but fake H1Bs are very safe.. No one can touch them.

This will continue tomorrow and Friday.. Be ready..

https://www.newsweek.com/us-indian-it-giant-cognizant-hit-with-green-card-freeze-h-1b-fraud-probe-12419136

Hope something good comes out of this. Also, hope they probe into other of these vendors such as Infosys, for example.

On September 8, 2026, DOL Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito announced the suspension of permanent labor certification (PERM) filings for IT services giant Cognizant, as well as software firm Cloudera. The enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal crackdown on alleged visa fraud, wage kickbacks, and worker exploitation involving H-1B and PERM employment-based immigration programs.

" The investigation is being conducted alongside the White House Fraud Task Force. While the restriction prevents new filings, the government is also reviewing previously approved PERMs across IT consulting, staffing, and third-party placement agencies. ""

This suspension program may extend to other big employers as well.

A few months ago there was a report that Centene was partnering with Cognizant for AI tech enabled processes. This partnership would bring about $5 billion in revenue to Cognizant, while saving Centene a ton of money by not having staff. I started doing some research on this company and was shocked at how many times they have been sued by their own employees in the last 5 years. It seems like this company wants all of the US work it can get but refuses to have US employees, and if they do have them, they discriminate until they are sued. Today, this article came out regarding Cognizant's PERM filings are suspending pending a fraud investigation regarding HB1 Visa's and other PERM filings. This investigation based on Whistleblower complaints. Centene laid off thousands of American's to partner with a company who allegedly treats their American staff like cr-p??? Is that why Cognizant works so hard to make their Indian born staff become US Citizens, so then they can legally say they had US staff? I am all for equality and work with some amazing people from many diverse backgrounds, but it seems like Centene wants to replace their staff with AI and a vendor who prefers to hire non American's ....allegedly!!!! Very sad ☹️

We all know FIS is moving some U.S. employees to Cognizant rather than directly laying them off, with those employees becoming Cognizant employees and continuing to perform work previously done for FIS. This is significant because Cognizant is currently under federal scrutiny involving H-1B visas and the potential displacement of American workers. There is currently no public evidence that FIS itself has been named as a target of that investigation. However, if U.S. employees are transferred to Cognizant and their jobs are subsequently performed by lower-cost foreign workers, that arrangement could potentially attract the attention of federal investigators. Outsourcing itself is not illegal; the key issue is whether the arrangement involves violations of H-1B or other worker-protection laws.

Dear Takis,

Many hardworking knowledgeable employees have quit due to remote work options. Some of the “special” people are allowed to work remote and move all over the country. So much for one Fiserv. The rest of the knowledge base is being laid off. Why don’t you remove some of the layers of VPs instead?
You are replacing qualified Americans with lower cost H1Bs. We are getting what you paid for… no knowledge garbage.

Please clean up the mess and make Fiserv great again.

Sincerely,

Your humble fiservants

With all these new H1b rule changes and restrictions I haven’t seen a single one leave yet, their contracts just keep extending for years on though there is a supposed moratorium on contract durations. What’s the hack?

If you honestly think Citi is running a rigged scam by prioritizing H1B/H4/L1/OPT etc. visa holders over US citizens, then cancel all your Citibank accounts and credit cards right now! Sell the stock and cash out all your money.

There is absolutely zero reason to do business with corporate garbage that actively dumps its own citizens.

They may fire hundreds of people in the next few weeks. Citi HR is a scam. Please expose every manager, recruiter who fraudulently hire people and fire hard working Americans.

If you are in H1b, start your search early as 60 days grace period is questionable and we are almost year end. The hiring might get stopped due to Holidays.
Choose your tenure wisely in this sinking ship.
Oracle might get better in next few years and you can join back. Its not wise to stay anymore with such low pay, more politics and insecure positions.

We have a serious problem, and it is hurting American society. My Indian manager’s manager is sitting in India, and there is a lack of work ethics throughout the management chain. There is no real work-life balance, and this management culture is simply hurting American workplace culture.

With the shift toward AI, we should no longer be relying on H-1B employees in the same way. We need to reduce unnecessary layers of management and put more resources into engineering - hiring and retaining people who can actually code, leverage AI effectively, and deliver results. We need fewer managers and more capable engineers who can build.

Need a website to start reporting H1B jobs function with in each team that a middle schooler can do and does not need a H1B\L1B and send it to USCIS.

Are you sick of the H1B fraud at SAP. File a complaint here: https://webapps.dol.gov/contactwhd/

The procedure to file is easy, and they are responsive,,

Here’s some alarming information. You’re gonna p-e yourself when you see how much Walmart is paying those H1B guys:

Total Filings: Historically filed over 21,500 total applications across multiple years, with about 3,545 H-1B LCAs filed in recent baseline annual cycles.

Salary Range: The median H-1B salary is approximately $136,000 to $145,703 depending on the fiscal year data, with 75% of salaries falling below $162,227.

Employee Base: Walmart employs over 2,000 H-1B visa holders, primarily concentrated in technology, engineering, and e-commerce positions.

Shame on Walmart for not paying its US associates at a similar rate.

Latest news on ending H-4 work permits for Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders.

https://www.newsweek.com/some-h-1b-spouses-could-lose-work-permits-under-trump-proposal-12384927

H1b's need to be slashed first, than contractors, than if still left over citizens.

The ideology in Citi Tampa is simple. Make Indians sit in director or SVP roles. Keep hiring Indians in h1b under them - promote those h1 Indians. No more h1 grace periods and no more h4 abuse whatsoever. Our governments message is crystal clear. Our kids spend 300 grand for their undergrad education and are jobless. Why give jobs away to outsiders and it’s a shame that our jobs have been taken away. No more exploitation in Citi Tampa.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/h-1b-holders-spouses-would-lose-work-permits-in-new-trump-plan

Doesn't fix the offshore problem, but this is a start! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17324/fee-for-certain-h-1b-petitions