Overview

• Senators Charles Grassley and Dick Durbin sent a formal letter to Tata Consultancy Services on Sept. 24 questioning thousands of H-1B filings during recent job cuts.
• In FY2025, TCS received approval for 5,505 H-1B workers, the second‑largest total among employers, while planning to eliminate about 12,000 roles globally.
• The letter cites layoffs including nearly five dozen positions in TCS’s Jacksonville, Florida, office and asks whether any Americans were displaced by visa holders.
• Nine questions seek data on pay parity, use of level‑one wages, recruitment advertising practices, and whether H-1B workers are directly employed or placed via third parties.
• The inquiry references an ongoing EEOC investigation into alleged bias against older American workers and comes as a new $100,000 fee on new H‑1B petitions is set to take effect in FY2027.