Trump administration considering new pay policies for H1B program

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a draft rule that seeks restructuring of the pay grades for the H1B vias program. The draft will be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

According to Times of India, the regulations will be implemented as an interim final rule, with immediate effect and employers and other members of the public would not have an opportunity to provide public feed back before the rule comes into effect.

Moreover, another draft rule which seeks stricter regulations for strengthening the H-1B program is on cards. If implemented , the rules can cause serious damage to the IT sector, especially to Indian IT services firms as they are the biggest beneficiaries of H-1B.