US labour secretary: Increase salary of H1B visa holders, Indians preferred because they cost less

[TampaChinnodu]

Washington: US labour secretary Alexander Acosta has called for increasing the minimum salary of foreign workers on H-1B visas, from the most sought-after by Indian IT firms, from the existing $ 60,000 to at least $ 80,000.

Acosta told a Congressional panel that it would address to a large extent the problem of replacement of American workers by foreign workers coming to the US on H-1B visas.

Representational image. Reuters

"Congress has not updated that $ 60,000 threshold over time. If Congress were to update that simply for inflation, it would bring it up to well over $ 80,000 and many if not most of the situations like you have identified, would be eliminated because they would be below that $ 60,000 threshold," Acosta told members of the senate appropriations subcommittee on labour, health and human services, education and related agencies.

"And so perhaps when that was enacted way back one, that was appropriate threshold, but I would encourage the Senator to look at that issue because I can't imagine how one explains the American worker that they have to train their foreign replacement and it has happened again and again and again," Acosta said responding to a question from Senator Richard Durbin.

Durbin mentioned the name of a pharmaceutical company in Chicago that told 150 of its IT workers, who had been with them for years, that there were being terminated.

"They were terminated as long would get an extra benefit for their termination of one month of pay for every year of work if they agree to two things. First, they don't say anything publicly about being fired. Secondly, they train their replacements. The replacements were H-1B visa holders from India," Durbin alleged.

He claimed that more than half the H-1B visas go to two major outsourcing companies in India.

"What were those H-1B workers going to do? They were going to replace the American workers. So these pharmaceutical employees were required to train their replacements on the job as they walked out the door, the Americans walked out the door," Durbin said.

"And then the jobs were outsourced to India after these workers were trained," he said.

[TampaChinnodu]

60k minimum ani rule vunda ? I thought it differs from area to area depending on prevailing wages ?

[mastercheif]

3 minutes ago, TampaChinnodu said:

60k minimum ani rule vunda ? I thought it differs from area to area depending on prevailing wages ?

45k unnindhi ani chinnapudu told.. ippudu yemo 

[Reddy86]

4 minutes ago, TampaChinnodu said:

60k minimum ani rule vunda ? I thought it differs from area to area depending on prevailing wages ?

Two different things. Exempt H1B or non exempt. Non exempt ki more paperwork and have to show that they have tried for US citizens and did not fire any citizens. Exempt if 60K or have a Masters Degree. ee madya 100k min cheyandi or 130k min cheyandi anedi ee topic mede. even if those bills passes, still they can hire for less salary than 100K but has to show more paper work. 

 

nuvu cheppina min is for LCA or Labor Department. Neku min salary isthunnara leda ani. 

[Tejas99]

4 minutes ago, TampaChinnodu said:

Washington: US labour secretary Alexander Acosta has called for increasing the minimum salary of foreign workers on H-1B visas, from the most sought-after by Indian IT firms, from the existing $ 60,000 to at least $ 80,000.

Acosta told a Congressional panel that it would address to a large extent the problem of replacement of American workers by foreign workers coming to the US on H-1B visas.

Representational image. Reuters

"Congress has not updated that $ 60,000 threshold over time. If Congress were to update that simply for inflation, it would bring it up to well over $ 80,000 and many if not most of the situations like you have identified, would be eliminated because they would be below that $ 60,000 threshold," Acosta told members of the senate appropriations subcommittee on labour, health and human services, education and related agencies.

"And so perhaps when that was enacted way back one, that was appropriate threshold, but I would encourage the Senator to look at that issue because I can't imagine how one explains the American worker that they have to train their foreign replacement and it has happened again and again and again," Acosta said responding to a question from Senator Richard Durbin.

Durbin mentioned the name of a pharmaceutical company in Chicago that told 150 of its IT workers, who had been with them for years, that there were being terminated.

"They were terminated as long would get an extra benefit for their termination of one month of pay for every year of work if they agree to two things. First, they don't say anything publicly about being fired. Secondly, they train their replacements. The replacements were H-1B visa holders from India," Durbin alleged.

He claimed that more than half the H-1B visas go to two major outsourcing companies in India.

"What were those H-1B workers going to do? They were going to replace the American workers. So these pharmaceutical employees were required to train their replacements on the job as they walked out the door, the Americans walked out the door," Durbin said.

"And then the jobs were outsourced to India after these workers were trained," he said.

I think "train their replacement" is highly misused words... It's actually Knowledge Transfer..but it is projected as if they are training an intern or a beginner.. Most likely they are training (KT) H1Bs.. and H1Bs are not interns/beginners.. H1B is given to an experienced resource..

 

[TampaChinnodu]

1 minute ago, Reddy86 said:

Two different things. Exempt H1B or non exempt. Non exempt ki more paperwork and have to show that they have tried for US citizens and did not fire any citizens. Exempt if 60K or have a Masters Degree. ee madya 100k min cheyandi or 130k min cheyandi anedi ee topic mede. even if those bills passes, still they can hire for less salary than 100K but has to show more paper work. 

 

nuvu cheppina min is for LCA or Labor Department. Neku min salary isthunnara leda ani. 

[TampaChinnodu]

1 minute ago, Reddy86 said:

Two different things. Exempt H1B or non exempt. Non exempt ki more paperwork and have to show that they have tried for US citizens and did not fire any citizens. Exempt if 60K or have a Masters Degree. ee madya 100k min cheyandi or 130k min cheyandi anedi ee topic mede. even if those bills passes, still they can hire for less salary than 100K but has to show more paper work. 

 

nuvu cheppina min is for LCA or Labor Department. Neku min salary isthunnara leda ani. 

yeah, forgot about this. mana desi mesthri vallu mostly exempt kinda file sesi assalu amru gallani interview kooda seyyaru. 

[Simple123]

make it 90K in california and NYC. 

75K in texas and rest of the states officer. 

[Feelingbad]

12 minutes ago, Tejas99 said:

I think "train their replacement" is highly misused words... It's actually Knowledge Transfer..but it is projected as if they are training an intern or a beginner.. Most likely they are training (KT) H1Bs.. and H1Bs are not interns/beginners.. H1B is given to an experienced resource..

 

Yepp... Its misinterpretation and makes a lot of difference in Americans mind.

[TampaChinnodu]

జీతం కనీసం 80 వేల డాలర్లుండాలి

 

అమెరికా కార్మిక మంత్రి ప్రతిపాదన

వాషింగ్టన్‌: హెచ్‌-1బి వీసాల కోసం దరఖాస్తు చేసుకునే విదేశీ కంపెనీ ఉద్యోగులకు కనీస వేతన అర్హతను పెంచాలని అమెరికా భావిస్తోంది. ప్రస్తుతం కనీసం 60 వేల డాలర్లు ఉండేవారికి హెచ్‌-1బి మంజూరవుతుండగా దాని పరిమితిని కనీసం 80 వేల డాలర్లకు పెంచాలని అమెరికా కార్మిక మంత్రి అలెగ్జాండర్‌ అకోస్టా ప్రతిపాదించారు. హెచ్‌-1బి వీసాలను గణనీయంగా భారత సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ కంపెనీలే దక్కించుకుంటాయి. దేశీయ ఉద్యోగులను తొలగించి వారి స్థానాల్లో అమెరికాకు హెచ్‌-1బి వీసాలపై వచ్చే విదేశీ ఉద్యోగులను నియమించుకోవడం వల్ల తలెత్తుతున్న సమస్యను పరిష్కరించడానికి శాయశక్తులా ప్రయత్నిస్తామని అలెగ్జాండర్‌ అకోస్టా కాంగ్రెస్‌ కమిటీకి చెప్పారు. ‘‘హెచ్‌-1 బి వీసా దరఖాస్తుదారుల కనీస వేతన పరిమితి 60 వేల డాలర్లను అనేక సంవత్సరాలుగా మార్చలేదు. ఒకవేళ ద్రవ్యోల్బణం కారణంపై పెంచాల్సి వస్తే దాన్ని కనీసం 80 వేల డాలర్లకుపైగా పెంచుతాం’’అని అకోస్టా కమిటీకి తెలిపారు. కార్మిక, ఆరోగ్య, మానవ వనరులకు సంబంధించి సెనేట్‌ సబ్‌ కమిటీ ఎదుట కార్మిక మంత్రి హాజరై ఈ విషయం చెప్పారు. కనీసం 80 వేల డాలర్ల వేతనం ఉన్న వారికే హెచ్‌-1బి మంజూరు చేస్తే చాలా మంది విదేశీ ఉద్యోగులకు కళ్లెం పడుతుందని అమెరికా భావిస్తోంది.

[TampaChinnodu]

WITCH companies ki , Entry level jobs ki kashtam idi implement ite.

Mesthri gallu kooda payroll ekkuva ki run seyyali. more taxes. 

[Gentle_Boy]

80k in lca aa ? Too much man...client ichey peanuts ki....mestri em chesthadu....

80k in w2 ante....managable scenario....

[TampaChinnodu]

1 minute ago, Gentle_Boy said:

80k in lca aa ? Too much man...client ichey peanuts ki....mestri em chesthadu....

80k in w2 ante....managable scenario....

LCA ki W2 ki difference endi man? how manageable in w2 but not in LCA ? 

[Piracy Raja]

100K cheynadhi round figure 

[TampaChinnodu]

10 minutes ago, Piracy Raja said:

100K cheynadhi round figure 

vella sesthunna hadavidi soosthunte edo okati ayyette vundi thondaralo. 

ofcourse mesthri gallu , WITCH companies edo oka loophole vethukuthaaru. chinna companies lo entry level jobs vallake loss.