Eric Fan
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Bloomberg News investigative data reporter | email: xfan134@bloomberg.net
Some engaged in visa fraud: Six staffing firms flagged by the USCIS for multiple registration abuse had supplied eight workers to Capital One.
Capital One said it's unaware of any government investigation, but declined to say whether it worked with the staffing firms.
Capital One said it's unaware of any government investigation, but declined to say whether it worked with the staffing firms.
June 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Some engaged in visa fraud: Six staffing firms flagged by the USCIS for multiple registration abuse had supplied eight workers to Capital One.
Capital One said it's unaware of any government investigation, but declined to say whether it worked with the staffing firms.
Capital One said it's unaware of any government investigation, but declined to say whether it worked with the staffing firms.
Citi, for example, added 3,000 new H-1B workers 2020-24. That's more than some tech giants like Nvidia & Oracle.
Yet most of them weren't Citi employees. Instead, 2/3 were contractors paid substantially less than those whom Citi hired directly.
Citi says it follows all laws.
Yet most of them weren't Citi employees. Instead, 2/3 were contractors paid substantially less than those whom Citi hired directly.
Citi says it follows all laws.
June 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Citi, for example, added 3,000 new H-1B workers 2020-24. That's more than some tech giants like Nvidia & Oracle.
Yet most of them weren't Citi employees. Instead, 2/3 were contractors paid substantially less than those whom Citi hired directly.
Citi says it follows all laws.
Yet most of them weren't Citi employees. Instead, 2/3 were contractors paid substantially less than those whom Citi hired directly.
Citi says it follows all laws.
Among the top 10 client companies we analyzed, contract H-1B software developers were paid $48,000 less than those employed directly - even after accounting for education-level and age.
1/3 of such contractors were paid exactly the minimum salary legally required by the DOL.
1/3 of such contractors were paid exactly the minimum salary legally required by the DOL.
June 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Among the top 10 client companies we analyzed, contract H-1B software developers were paid $48,000 less than those employed directly - even after accounting for education-level and age.
1/3 of such contractors were paid exactly the minimum salary legally required by the DOL.
1/3 of such contractors were paid exactly the minimum salary legally required by the DOL.
Every year, half of H-1Bs go to visa middlemen - staffers and outsourcers that farm out lower-paid contract workers. But who hires the middlemen?
We obtained exclusive data, for the first time, to reveal the "end-client" companies that benefit from this broken visa system.
We obtained exclusive data, for the first time, to reveal the "end-client" companies that benefit from this broken visa system.
June 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every year, half of H-1Bs go to visa middlemen - staffers and outsourcers that farm out lower-paid contract workers. But who hires the middlemen?
We obtained exclusive data, for the first time, to reveal the "end-client" companies that benefit from this broken visa system.
We obtained exclusive data, for the first time, to reveal the "end-client" companies that benefit from this broken visa system.
Kini said he was emboldened to speak out at the time because the US government had just approved his green card, which meant his employer no-longer controlled his ability to live and work in the US.
Otherwise, with only a visa, “TCS could send me back to India with an hour’s notice,” he said.
Otherwise, with only a visa, “TCS could send me back to India with an hour’s notice,” he said.
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Kini said he was emboldened to speak out at the time because the US government had just approved his green card, which meant his employer no-longer controlled his ability to live and work in the US.
Otherwise, with only a visa, “TCS could send me back to India with an hour’s notice,” he said.
Otherwise, with only a visa, “TCS could send me back to India with an hour’s notice,” he said.
We unearthed reports TCS filed with EEOC showing that it had just 1/3 of the managers for whom it sought visas.
In a statement, TCS denied wrongdoing: “TCS rigorously adheres to all US laws.”
In a statement, TCS denied wrongdoing: “TCS rigorously adheres to all US laws.”
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We unearthed reports TCS filed with EEOC showing that it had just 1/3 of the managers for whom it sought visas.
In a statement, TCS denied wrongdoing: “TCS rigorously adheres to all US laws.”
In a statement, TCS denied wrongdoing: “TCS rigorously adheres to all US laws.”
Our exclusive data show TCS has gotten 6,500 L-1A manager visas since 2020. That’s more than the next 7 largest L-1A recipients combined.
And that's 5 times compared to its closest IT outsourcing rival with a similar US headcount and.
And that's 5 times compared to its closest IT outsourcing rival with a similar US headcount and.
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our exclusive data show TCS has gotten 6,500 L-1A manager visas since 2020. That’s more than the next 7 largest L-1A recipients combined.
And that's 5 times compared to its closest IT outsourcing rival with a similar US headcount and.
And that's 5 times compared to its closest IT outsourcing rival with a similar US headcount and.
The first time Trump entered office, Anil Kini alleges, India’s biggest IT outsourcer ordered what he describes as a coverup.
A manager at Tata Consultancy Services, Kini says TCS altered org charts to game L-1A manager visas. Two other former TCS employees made similar allegations.
A manager at Tata Consultancy Services, Kini says TCS altered org charts to game L-1A manager visas. Two other former TCS employees made similar allegations.
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The first time Trump entered office, Anil Kini alleges, India’s biggest IT outsourcer ordered what he describes as a coverup.
A manager at Tata Consultancy Services, Kini says TCS altered org charts to game L-1A manager visas. Two other former TCS employees made similar allegations.
A manager at Tata Consultancy Services, Kini says TCS altered org charts to game L-1A manager visas. Two other former TCS employees made similar allegations.