H1b visa is completely independent from your GC application. Your employer has to apply for your green card. According to latest visa bulletin (Jan 2016) EB2-

H1b visa is completely independent from your GC application. Your employer has to apply for your green card. According to latest visa bulletin (Jan 2016) EB2-ROW is current and EB3-Row is 01 OCT15. It takes approx a 12-18 months to get your labor/i-140 to be approved.