The U.S. Department of Labor suspended Microsoft and Adobe from the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program on October 8, 2026. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, and HCL Technologies were also suspended. The department will not accept new PERM applications or process pending ones for those employers. Suspensions were tied to multiple active federal investigations; Adobe and Microsoft were named specifically. The action affects employment-based green card labor certification, not existing H-1B visa status.