https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/01/12/h-1b-trump-administration-issues-new-wage-mandate-after-court-loss/ > After losing a lawsuit brought by the Bay Area Council and others, the administration of President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a new rule on mandatory wages for workers on the H-1B visa, intended for jobs requiring specialized skills and widely used by Silicon Valley tech firms. > The new rules are the administration’s second attempt at an effort it says is designed to protect American workers from cheaper, foreign labor. The council, which represents major companies including Apple, Google and Facebook, had argued that by significantly increasing required minimum pay, the first proposal would have gutted the H-1B program and proved disastrous for the economy and post-pandemic recovery. On Dec. 1, a  judge in U.S. District Court in Oakland shot down the rule, saying the government had not shown good cause for imposing it without notice or opportunities for public comment.