Google Leads US Business Push to Preserve Work Permits for H-1B Spouses
Google and 29 other organisations contend undoing employment authorisation for spouses would cause financial havoc for families. By Reuters | Updated: 14 May 2021 18:58 IST
Google attorneys contacted trade bodies including the Information Technology Industry Council
Highlights
Undoing employment authorisation for spouses may cause financial havoc
A federal judge is expected to decide in the coming months
Google said on Friday it was leading about 30 companies and trade groups in opposing a lawsuit that seeks to stop over 90,000 spouses of highly skilled US visa workers from having jobs in the country.
Google Leads US Business Push To Safeguard Work Permits For H-1B Spouses Google Leads US Business Push To Safeguard Work Permits For H-1B Spouses 30 companies and trade groups led by Google contend that undoing employment authorization for spouses would cause financial havoc for families who made life choices based on the expectation of two incomes.
Updated: May 14, 2021 4:05 pm IST
Google led an amicus brief in the case that stops over 90,000 spouses of US visa workers from having jobs
Alphabet Inc s Google said on Friday it was leading about 30 companies and trade groups in opposing a lawsuit that seeks to stop over 90,000 spouses of highly skilled US visa workers from having jobs in the country.