US bill proposes steep fines, decade-long bans for serious H-1B visa violations

A new US congressional bill seeks to increase penalties for employers who seriously violate H-1B visa regulations. Introduced by Representative Beth Van Duyne, the legislation is currently under consideration in the House of Representatives. The bill proposes raising maximum fines from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars for major infractions. It would also extend the ban on violators from hiring H-1B workers from three years to ten years.