University Employees Furloughed, H1-B visas, not so much ...

[One of Many]

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

University system won't furlough foreign workers

By Laura Diamond

When employees of the University System of Georgia take their mandated furlough days , foreign workers with a special visa will not be joining them.
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University System officials said placing these employees on unpaid leave would require approval from the federal government. About 750 of the system’s 40,000 employees have an H-1B non-immigrant visa, which allows employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty areas.

The employees work as research faculty and postdoctoral students at the University System’s research universities, spokesman John Millsaps said Thursday. According to system data, 110 are at Medical College of Georgia, 113 work at Georgia State University, 227 are employed at University of Georgia and 302 work for Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Yep, that sounds about right. *ugh*