WSJ Tech News Briefing TNB Tech Minute: Trump Administration Proposes Requiring Higher Wages for H-1B Visa Holders
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Proposed H-1B Wage Floors Could Rise 33 Percent
- The Trump administration proposed raising minimum wages for high-skilled visa holders like H-1B workers to discourage hiring foreign workers over Americans.
- The Labor Department's rule could lift pay floors by up to 33%, directly affecting software developers and similar roles used by tech firms.
Tech Firms Cite H-1B For Talent Gaps While Pharma Buys R&D
- Tech companies argue H-1B visas are necessary to offset shortages of high-skilled professionals like software developers.
- Novartis meanwhile is using acquisitions to fill its pipeline, buying Accelergy for up to $2 billion to add allergy-immunology candidates.
Novartis Buys Accelergy For Allergy Drugs
- Novartis agreed to buy biotech Accelergy for up to $2 billion to add an allergic-disease approach to its immunology pipeline.
- Accelergy also launched Rhapsido for chronic hives and the deal offset's Novartis's patent cliff strategy.