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H1-B Visa Workers: Know Your Rights

I had an interesting call from a client today. Let’s call him Roger. Roger is originally from India but had recently come to California to work for a software company on an H1-B visa, a special visa to allow foreigners with special skills to work in the US. Company X paid for his airplane ticket, sponsored his H1-B visa, processed his paperwork and signed him up to a 2 year employment contract at $60,000 per year. (more…)

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Jun 19, 2008 • 0 Comment
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