<h1>Senators demand answers from major IT firm on H-1B hiring, U.S. layoffs, wages, recruitment, and contractor use</h1> Two U.S. senators have sent a letter to a large Indian IT firm requesting detailed responses to nine questions about its U.S. hiring practices, including whether Americans were displaced by H-1B workers, wage and benefit parity between H-1B and U.S. employees, recruitment practices, use of contractors or staffing firms, and the number of H-1B workers directly employed or paid by the firm. The inquiry notes recent layoffs of U.S. staff, an ongoing EEOC investigation alleging age-based firings in favor of H-1B hires, and seeks data by October 10, 2025; it also references a new steep H-1B fee.