H-1B visa rules may see some changes

Pune: H-1B visas may see changes aimed at better protecting US workers and wages.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to revise the definition of specialty occupation to “increase focus on obtaining the best and the brightest foreign nationals via the H-1B program.”
The changes, proposed under the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda published by the White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday, may see the introduction of additional requirements to ensure employers pay appropriate wages to H-1B visa holders. The Unified Agenda is a biannual regulatory agenda that provides a roadmap of planned federal rule-making across agencies.
A similar set of changes has also been proposed for L-1 visas, used in intra-company transfers. In addition, the DHS has suggested that the ban on the work authorization for spouses of H-1B visa holders should be implemented by March next year.