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How do RIFs and employment changes affect an H-1B?

By Jackson Lewis P.C. on December 14, 2009
Posted in Temporary (Non-immigrant) Work Visas

Although the economy has hit all employees hard, Reductions-in-Force (RIFs) have a disproportionate affect on H-1B employees. When an H-1B employee is terminated from employment, that employee must deal with not only the financial difficulties of a layoff, but the additional complexity of losing authorized status in the United States as of the day of…

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