Clinton dodges H-1B question, but not Trump
Clinton and Trump are as divided as night and day on H-1B reforms. One issue, perhaps, is Clinton's base of support in Silicon Valley.
Stories by Patrick Thibodeau
H-1B bill pulled from House committee vote amid complaints
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee backed away from its plan to take up an increasingly controversial H-1B bill today.
H-1B bill advances in House -- as does anxiety about it
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will vote on H-1B legislation aimed at closing a loophole that's made it inexpensive to replace U.S. workers with visa holders.
University of California’s outsourcing is wrong, says U.S. lawmaker
U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif) wonders how to encourage young people to go into STEM-related fields when these jobs are being given to foreign workers.
University of California to send some IT jobs to India
Other IT groups in the 10-campus university system may follow suit, though none has announced plans.
Chicago deploys computers with eyes, ears and noses
Chicago has begun deploying sensors on light poles to monitor, photograph and listen to the city and collect reams of data for analysis.
Frustrated by Congress, Obama creates startup visa-like program
Foreign entrepreneurs who can deliver a startup plan backed by significant investment can be "paroled" -- an immigration term -- to live and work in the United States.
Fake resumes, jobs, lead to real guilty plea in H-1B fraud case
One of the defendants agreed to forfeit $20.9 million in proceeds from the scam.
At HP, baby boomers allege age discrimination
Four former Hewlett Packard Enterprise employees, all of them over 50, allege in a lawsuit that the firm pushed older workers out so it could hire more younger employees.
Proposed ‘social media ID, please' law draws outrage
A plan by the U.S. government to require some foreign travelers to provide their social media IDs on key travel documents is drawing outrage from group who call it un-American.
As Zika looms, a question arises: Who gets to telecommute?
The Zika virus outbreak in Florida -- and rising concerns it will spread north -- are worrying workers and forcing companies to adjust.
New law in Mass. attempts to raise IT pay for women
A new law in Massachusetts that goes into effect in 2018 aims to shrink or eliminate the pay gap between women and men in the workplace.
Video: The real story behind the H-1B visa program
The vast majority of people who work in IT did everything right. This is the story of how the H-1B visa program punished some of them anyway.
Median IT wage is $10K higher for men than women
The wage gap is perhaps is the most disquieting finding in a study of 2014 data by the U.S. Census Bureau.
An engineer uses IoT to tackle illness
Daniel Strabley's day job is helping to protect the U.S. from weapons of mass destruction. He's also using IoT devices and software to help people with cognitive issues.