Seyfarth Blog Synopsis: In today's
posting we discuss the impact that COVID-19 related changes in
working conditions, furloughs and layoffs have on businesses with
employees currently working on H-1B, H-1B1 or E-3 work
visas.
As we continue complying with shelter-in-place and safer-at-home
orders implemented in response to COVID-19, organizations
nationwide are also starting to assess the impact of these measures
on their businesses and operations. For some employers and
industries the sudden transition to a work-from-home model may have
been seamless, but overall, the sheer force of the economic impact
of these changes is now being felt as company after company
considers possible furloughs, salary reductions, and layoffs to
help them revamp operations and survive the economic consequences
of the COVID-19 pandemic. For employers who also sponsor
non-citizens for temporary work visas like the H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 (specialty occupation) categories, opting
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