What to Know About Project Firewall, the Trump Administration’s H-1B Visa Probe
The Labor Department will investigate companies suspected of “abusing” H-1B visas as part of a broader effort to compel hiring more Americans.
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Companies could face probes into their compliance with the H-1B visa program as part of the Trump Administration’s effort to clamp down on the program and force companies to hire more Americans.
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Department of Labor announced on Friday that it was launching Project Firewall, an “enforcement initiative” that will investigate employers for potential abuse of the H-1B visa process. The initiative may be the first time the federal government has sought to broadly enforce H-1B legal standards intended to protect both the H-1B employee and American workers, such as paying wages on par with other workers of similar qualifications or with the local prevailing wage and offering benefits on the same basis as for U.S. workers.