US Senators Charles Grassley and Richard J. Durbin recently sent a formal letter to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO Krithi Krithivasan, questioning the company’s decision to hire thousands of H-1B visas. workers while simultaneously conducting “massive layoffs” globally. The letter, dated September 24, 2025, raises concerns about “troubling employment trends” in the tech industry.The Senators confronted the Indian IT firm, stating that while it has announced plans to lay off 12,000 employees worldwide, “you have been filing H-1B visa petitions for thousands of foreign workers.”To address the imbalance, the letter poses nine specific questions to TCS regarding its H-1B visa approvals and its hiring practices in the context of global workforce reductions.
9 questions that US Senators asked TCS
The US senators posed 9 questions, giving “an opportunity to” the company “to explain itself”. They said that the company must provide answers to the questions, with accompanying data where appropriate, by October 10, 2025:1. Why is TCS hiring foreign tech workers when hundreds of thousands of American tech workers have been laid off over the past few years?2. Does TCS make a good faith effort to fill open positions with Americans before filing H-1B petitions? Explain in detail.3. Does TCS hide H-1B recruitment ads by listing them separately from general hiring ads?4. Has TCS displaced any American employees with H-1B employees?5. Are your company’s H- 1B hires provided the same salary and benefits as your American workers with the same qualifications? Please provide specific details.6. How many H-1B workers at TCS were recruited and hired at level one wages? How many of those workers are still working at level one wages?7. Does TCS outsource any hiring to contractors or staffing firms that place H-1B workers within your organization?8. Of the H-1B workers currently working at TCS, how many of those workers are directly employed and paid by TCS?9. Of the H-1B petitions TCS received approval for in 2025, how many workers were outsourced to other companies and how many employees’ salaries were paid by a firm other than TCS?Other tech companies the senators raised questions are Apple, Amazon, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, JP MorganChase and Walmart.
