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I switched jobs while I was on H1B in 2004. I don't think legally a company can fire you just because you are looking for a job, that too without giving a notic
by deepGem 10y ago
I switched jobs while I was on H1B in 2004. I don't think legally a company can fire you just because you are looking for a job, that too without giving a notice. They have to put you on some sort of a Performance Improvement Plan or something like that right ?
- johnward 10y agoIn many states they don't even need a reason to let you go.
- mavelikara 10y ago> I don't think legally a company can fire you In places which have "at will employment" regulations, they can. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment: At-will employment is a term used in U.S. labor law for contractual relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning.
- gopalv 10y ago> I don't think legally a company can fire you just because you are looking for a job, that too without giving a notice I wish - not where I work (California). There are protections by law [1], but none that protects an H1B employee from being fired for trying to quit. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment#Statutory_exceptions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment#Statutory_e...
- geodel 10y agoNotice period is typically 2 weeks and company can pay for that period in lieu of notice period. So none of those things are comforting for an employee on visa.