I was unclear. I wasn't referring to the amount of time to get approval, but the amount of time that they'll have to spend doing an H1-B. Yes, they can hire s

I was unclear. I wasn't referring to the amount of time to get approval, but the amount of time that they'll have to spend doing an H1-B. Yes, they can hire someone to do (some of) that, but "now they have two problems". That said, adding 2-4 weeks to the hire cycle is another cost.