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Labor Secretary Suspends 8 IT Firms From Labor Certification

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC · How we work

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Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling suspended eight IT firms from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme on Oct 8 2026.
Vice-President J.D. Vance stood beside Sonderling during the announcement.
The firms—Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft, Adobe—are barred from new or pending certifications.
Since 2009 the eight firms sought nearly three million foreign workers, receiving over 230,000 H-1B approvals and 100,000 permanent certifications.

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Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling suspended eight IT firms from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme on Oct 8 2026.
Vice-President J.D. Vance stood beside Sonderling during the announcement.
The firms—Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft, Adobe—are barred from new or pending certifications.
Since 2009 the eight firms sought nearly three million foreign workers, receiving over 230,000 H-1B approvals and 100,000 permanent certifications.