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all depends on what the contract/employment-agreement says. if there were any clause that says that you are required to pay back the cost of that hiring expense "in case you decided not to join", then you are bound by the contract to pay that amount. no offense meant - keeping the legal...

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there are too many IFs, BUTs & DEPENDs. anything YOU DO for your website "that earn money" is work or business. you should formally authorize someone in india to take care of that website business and do not participate in website activity of any kind. you would not violate your h1b...

it depends on various factors. h1 visa will be cancelled in case the sponsoring company withdraw the h1 petition which is very unlikely. remember that once you enter in h4 you need to file h4-h1 change of status in case you want to work for that employer later. .

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NO NEVER. any "work" performed by h4 holders, with or without salary whether w2 or 1099 is illegal.

as you have been on h1 for 3.5years you can apply for h1 renewal (as a normal case). its better to maintain status as h1 rather than adjustment of status pending (I-485) for many reasons.

true - people have abused the opportunity. but as a "company" they should execute proper contract prohibiting such acts prior filing h1. any deviation should make that propective h1 person to reimburse for the cost involved in the recruitment effort. getting money upfront does not indicate...

maternity is not disability. SDI will not protect such cases. ofcourse SDI is state dependant. if any state authorize maternity under SDI then its definitely great state to live in.

maternity leave is very guinine leave of absence. generally 6 months leave of absence for these cases will not trigger any problem. it should also be ok with uscis if there were any serious medical reasons or any complication in pregnancy. the only requirement is she should be on leave of...

never pay for h1. let the company invest something. law requires the employer to pay for the filing fees. DOL & USCIS will debar an employer for accepting any payment for h1 (filing fees & not attorney fee), for upto 1 year. get everything in writing. communicate only in email. DO NOT...

h1 can start llc but cannot work for that company for/no salary unless your company sponsors you. here is the catch-22: somebody in that company has to sign to sponsor h1 for you. signing is an unauthorized work and is illegal. you cannot hire someone to act as temporary ceo an sponsor...

you cannot legally get GC from a company which you or your close relative owns.

what do you mean by "releasing". as the user techie8 mentioned you are required to give agreed notice period prior quitting.

starting a company does not BUT working for it without proper authorization will be a problem. techinically YES. this is equivalent to buying stocks in a company. BUT in order to be a passive investor then someone should manage the company. that person can be your partner or the one you...