A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators has issued a pointed demand for answers from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), raising sharp questions about the Indian IT giant’s use of H-1B visa holders while laying off American employees.
In a letter dated September 24, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Dick Durbin asked TCS CEO Krithi Krithivasan to provide details by October 10, 2025, about the company’s hiring and layoff practices, wage parity, and whether any displacement of U.S. workers has occurred.
The senators noted that TCS has reportedly initiated plans to cut over 12,000 jobs globally, with some of those layoffs affecting U.S. staff. In that context, they highlighted that in fiscal 2025 TCS obtained approval to recruit 5,505 new H-1B employees, making it the second-largest corporate recipient of such approvals in the United States. They challenged the company to explain how it justifies continued H-1B petitions even as it trims its American workforce.
The letter raised nine specific queries. Among them: whether TCS has directly replaced American employees with H-1B workers; whether job postings for H-1B roles are segregated from general recruitment ads; and whether foreign hires receive the same compensation, benefits and terms as U.S. staff with comparable credentials.
The senators also asked whether TCS uses subcontractors or staffing firms to place H-1B workers and, more broadly, whether it has demonstrated genuine recruitment efforts in the U.S. labor pool before resorting to visa-based hiring.
The inquiry additionally pointed out that TCS is under an ongoing Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) probe over allegations that the company may have dismissed older American employees in favor of younger H-1B visa hires, raising concerns of age discrimination.
The senators suggested that the timing of layoffs coupled with visa filings during the investigation heightened the need for transparency.
Reports noted that TCS is the sole Indian company among a broader group of ten tech and corporate entities that received similar letters from Grassley and Durbin. Those other firms, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Cognizant, were asked to address parallel concerns about mass layoffs and H-1B hiring, according to a report by The Financial Express.
Observers say the senators’ inquiry reflects mounting political pressure on the H-1B system, particularly under an administration that has recently floated a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions and vowed tighter oversight of foreign worker programs.
Critics argue that while the H-1B visa is meant to fill genuine skill gaps, its misuse may displace U.S. talent—or at least cast doubt on established hiring practices. As TCS prepares to respond, the outcome could prove consequential not only for its reputation but also for broader debates over immigration, workforce fairness, and corporate accountability.
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