[Camber-G]

Don't the H1B visa personnel get laid off before citizens ? That's the law, isn't it ?

[lelio]

Guess we'll find out with the recent layoffs from Sun. That is the law, as I understand it.

[dark_lord]

Don't the H1B visa personnel get laid off before citizens ? That's the law, isn't it ?

Nope.

[FormerLurker]

Don't the H1B visa personnel get laid off before citizens ? That's the law, isn't it ?

Actually, they've been laying off US Citizens and replacing them with H1-B workers. Although an Amendment to HR 3736 called the Watt Amendment would have offered protection to American workers, it was defeated by a vote of 177-242.

A bit more info on this can be read below..

IEEE-USA Urges Congress to Reject White House Deal on H-1B Bill

Lifting the H-1B cap for two years

[The KG9 Kid]

"... Don't the H1B visa personnel get laid off before citizens ? That's the law, isn't it ?"

Couldn't be.

If it is, my company is breaking the law.

[janetgreen]

Don't the H1B visa personnel get laid off before citizens

That's not the way the companies are doing it. In fact, some companies in "Silicon Valley" California are using the American (veteran software engineers) to train the Indian H1B workers in the ways of the company, then they replace the veterans with the lesser paid Indians. More American jobs lost for profit/greed.

[Mini-14]

"Don't the H1B visa personnel get laid off before citizens ? That's the law, isn't it ?"

At two previous companies where I worked, Americans were the first ones to be let go. H1-Bs stayed.

[clamper1797]

Don't the H1B visa personnel get laid off before citizens ? That's the law, isn't it ?

If it's the law they are sure not following it ... after 8 months unemployment ... I would know

[snippy_about_it]

I know where I work the contractors (AMS,Covansys)didn't layoff H1B first, didn't seem to be the criteria.