Companies that fail to follow all of the proper steps when laying off foreign nationals who hold an H-1B work visa could end up paying wages and benefits to the visa holder until the Department of Labor resolves the issue.
IT/HR Compliance Risk: H-1B Layoffs [1] | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog [2].
Links:
[1] http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2009/06/24/ithr-compliance-risk-h-1b-layoffs/
[2] http://bigfatfinanceblog.com