They are not currently working or completing contracts for Plaintiffs. They are a potential future workforce. Nothing is preventing Plaintiffs from hiring other employees to prevent unfulfilled contracts or interruptions in service to their clients while this litigation process resolves,” said the judge.Companies who place employees at third-party locations have seen a sharper increase in visa denials and site visits in the last few years as compared to tech firms and other employers. Indian services providers, or outsourcing firms bringing in high-skill talent from India to the US, have been hit the hardest by the new set of rules.The memo was issued by the Department of Homeland Security in February 2018, requiring companies who place employees at third-party locations to provide more details and documentation on when and how the applicant would be deployed. The outsourcing firms have said that the DHS had not followed proper process for creating new rules, which would have required a more in-depth discussion and a public comment period.

Source: Economic Times January 23, 2020 22:30 UTC