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Biden administration implements H-1B pay rise rule under review
U.S. President’ administration will first review the Trump administration’s proposal that demanded increased wages for new H-1B visa applicants. The anti-immigrant measures — strengthening wage protections for the temporary and permanent employment of some aliens in the U.S. — would have increased H-1B wages by up to 30% by the previous Donald Trump government. The Biden administration’s review is expected to provide relief to companies hiring engineers from India.
On January 14, the U.S. Federal Register published the new rules but now the Biden administration placed it under a “regulatory freeze pending review.”
The rule, will come into effect from May 14 which was supposed on March 15. What is remarkable here is that American tech companies are hiring Indian engineers to meet the shortage of local technical talent, which accounts for two-thirds of H-1B visa holders.
Last year, four out of the five top recipients of H-1B visas were U.S. companies. Amazon received the highest H-1B visa, followed by Tata Consultancy Services, Cognent, Microsoft and Google. The rules proposed by the Trump administration called for raising the pay levels of H-1B workers and employment-related green card applicants in phases over the next few years.
The H-1B selection process for fiscal 2022, for which companies will have to submit their applications in April, will remain unchanged though. “This rule was to take effect on July 1, 2021. Therefore, the 60-day stoppage will not have so much of a practical effect unless the 60-day pause will allow the DOL to reconsider putting this rule into effect. The 15-day comment period allows the public to send in comments and thus persuades the new administration to rescind the rule, business daily quoted immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta as saying.
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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside
If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.
The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.
Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.
Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13
Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.
If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.
Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)
Features of Apple iPhone 13
The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.
The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.