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Well they also talk about removing the master's degree quota. So it's not just about shady consulting companies.
by ashwinaj 10y ago
Well they also talk about removing the master's degree quota. So it's not just about shady consulting companies.
- uiri 10y agoNo, the Master's degree quota is unaffected by this legislation. The version of the bill presented in the previous congress is here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5801/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5801... I expect the language of Rep Issa's bill for this session Congress to be largely unchanged. "Exempt" H-1B employees are not counted when determining whether or not an employer is H-1B dependent. Generally, an employer is H-1B dependent if over 15% of their employees are nonexempt H-1Bs. The old criteria for exempt status were: (a) at least $60k annual salary OR (b) Master's degree The new criterion proposed in the bill is: (a) at least $100k annual salary This explicitly targets companies like Infosys, Tata, etc. who use hordes of H-1Bs but pay them just over $60k or ensure that they have Master's degrees. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, et. al. will still be able to employ hordes of H-1Bs but they will be unaffected due to the high paying nature of the work.