I remember that the wife of a former collegue of mine managed to get a job as a school teacher while he was still under h1b. I can't remember what kind of auth

I remember that the wife of a former collegue of mine managed to get a job as a school teacher while he was still under h1b. I can't remember what kind of authorization she received, though; maybe she was granted her own h1b? Have you spoken to an attorney about this?