US Labor Department Launches Probe Into Alleged Violation of Visa Rules by Indian Firms
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd., Indian tech companies, are being investigated by the Department of Labor under accusations that they illegally used the H-1B visa program to replace American workers with immigrants using temporary work visas at electric company Southern California Edison. There has been a huge increase in H-1B visa applications this year, which could be evidence that companies are abusing the program to hire cheaper labor.
See "US Labor Department Launches Probe Into Alleged Violation of Visa Rules by Indian Firms", Avaneesh Pandey, International Business Times, June 11, 2015