A major Silicon Valley medtech company just announced it was pausing H-1B hires

"Intuitive, a medtech giant with over 13,000 employees globally, says it is temporarily pausing offers to candidates who require H-1B visas. It's a clear indication that the White House's new $100,000 H-1B fee policy, announced less than a week ago, is having a real impact on tech hiring - and not just on cash-strapped startups. Intuitive, based in Sunnyvale, California, has a market cap of over $150 billion. It generated over $8 billion in revenue last year and is an S&P 500 member. It's best known for its da Vinci robots, which perform minimally invasive surgeries."

"The company disclosed the new H-1B policy in over 100 job listings on its careers page, attributing the decision to "uncertainty caused by the recent US executive proclamation." While Intuitive's listings said the company was "temporarily" pausing H-1B offers, it didn't mention any timeline for resuming them. The language appears across a wide array of US-based positions, from software engineers to communications."

Intuitive Surgical has temporarily paused offers to candidates who require H-1B visas. The pause appears across over 100 job listings and spans many US-based roles, including software engineers and communications positions. The company attributed the decision to "uncertainty caused by the recent US executive proclamation" and did not provide a timeline for resuming offers. The action follows a presidential executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B applications and prompted rapid responses from HR and immigration teams. Intuitive has sponsored over 1,500 H-1B petitions since 2009 and did not respond to requests for comment. The White House clarified current H-1B holders are not affected.

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