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When Business Travel Becomes Unauthorized Work: Global Mobility Risks for Consumer Brands
Consumer brands deploying employees across borders for store launches, vendor audits, and retail training face a significant legal risk that is often overlooked: the distinction between permissible business travel and unauthorized work. Immigration authorities draw nuanced lines between legitimate business visitor activities and productive work that requires formal authorization, and the consequences of misclassification extend far beyond compliance issues to operational disruptions, market delays, and repu

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