H-1B scam: Texas company owned by Chinese national sued for selling foreign workers visas for $20,000

A Texas company owned by a Chinese national has been sued over allegations that it ran fake childcare businesses to fraudulently obtain H-1B visas.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Golden Qi Holdings LLC, accusing the firm of operating and advertising non-existent childcare services in order to sponsor foreign workers under the […]

Indian engineer charged in US for Maryland bridge crash, six construction workers were killed in 2024

A 900-ft vessel, Dali, hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, in 2024. Six workers were killed. Two companies, one Indian and another from Singapore, and an Indian engineer have been charged with conspiring to defraud the US and causing the death of six construction workers in 2024. On March 26, 2024, a 900-ft […]

Indian businessman in Portugal says he only hires Indians because Portuguese workers are ‘too expensive’

An Indian business owner in Portugal said in a street interview that he mainly hires Indian workers because Portuguese employees are “too expensive” and communication is easier with people from India.Asked whether he only hires Indians, the man replied: “Yes.” He said Portuguese workers cost more and described language as a barrier when dealing with […]

Silicon Valley $162K, Dallas $113K: What’s Trump’s new plan to raise salary of H-1B workers

The proposed wage levels for H-1Bs will discourage companies from hiring them. The Donald Trump administration is planning to raise the base salary of foreign workers who come to the US on H-1B visas so that they are not easily hired instead of Americans. Bloomberg reported that an entry-level software engineer in Silicon Valley, San […]

Trash to treasure: Garbage workers created a 40,000-book library from books people threw away | World News

What began as a routine day of collecting rubbish in the streets of Ankara slowly turned into one of Turkey’s most inspiring community projects. Sanitation workers in the city’s Cankaya district noticed that perfectly readable books were frequently being discarded alongside household waste. Instead of sending them to landfill, workers started setting the books aside, […]

‘Comparing H-1B workers to entire workforce’: Row over US entrepreneur’s claim visa holders are less than 0.5% of jobs

A social media post by US entrepreneur James Blunt claiming that H-1B visa holders make up less than 0.5% of the American workforce has triggered an online debate over immigration, tech jobs and data interpretation.Blunt shared a chart on X suggesting that around 700,000 H-1B workers form a “tiny orange cluster” compared with roughly 160 […]

‘Married to an Indian woman’: US rep Brandon Gill’s remark on Indian 7-Eleven workers triggers backlash online | World News

US rep Brandon Gill is facing extreme heat online for his comment on hiring Indians at 7-Eleven stores in the US. In a video that is quickly gaining traction on X (formerly Twitter), Gill said the idea that America would bring a 7-Eleven worker from India or anywhere else on the globe to work at […]

7 H-1B workers inside a mailbox: US reporter claims ‘fraud’ involving software engineers in Texas

Seven H-1B workers inside a mailbox. That is the striking claim made by a US social media influencer after an on-ground visit to a Texas company raised questions about possible visa fraud.A user known as “Based Jessica” posted on X alleging “irregularities” involving Innovative Data Analytics Group LLC in Plano, Texas. According to her post, […]

UAE rain commute: When does your travel time count as paid work hours in the emirates?

UAE Rain Forecast: When Commute Time Counts As Working Hours In The Emirates Explained As heavy rains and unstable weather disrupt daily life across the UAE, one question has taken centre stage for thousands of employees:If your commute gets delayed due to rain, does that time count as working hours? The answer is not as […]

New rule for immigrants in Texas from May 1: Thousands of licensed workers could be out of jobs

Texas will not give trade license to any immigrant who does not have a social security number. A Texas department has unanimously passed a new rule that could endanger the jobs of thousands of licensed workers in the state. According to reports, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has removed the ability for undocumented […]