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H-1B visa: Google leads U.S. business push to preserve work permits for spouse

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Alphabet Inc's Google said it was leading about 30 companies and trade groups in opposing a lawsuit that seeks to stop over 90,000 spouses

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Alphabet Inc's Google said it was leading about 30 companies and trade groups in opposing a lawsuit that seeks to stop over 90,000 spouses of highly skilled U.S. visa workers from having jobs in the country.

The organizations contend undoing authorization for spouses would cause financial havoc for families because most made life choices such as having children or buying homes based on the expectation of two incomes, reported news agency Reuters.

A federal judge in Washington is expected to decide in the coming months on the lawsuit challenging the work permits tied to H-4 visas, which are issued to spouses of H-1B visa holders in high-skills roles in tech and other industries.

Google vice president of legal Catherine Lacavera said in a blog post that the company had spearheaded an amicus brief in the case.

Save Jobs USA, a group of IT workers who say they lost jobs to visa workers, filed the lawsuit in 2015. It was delayed as President Donald Trump's administration considered rescinding the H-4 work rule. But the axe never came, and both the plaintiffs and President Joe Biden's administration now are seeking summary judgment.

After hearing employees' concerns about the uncertainty of the work program, attorneys for Google contacted trade bodies including the Information Technology Industry Council, and together recruited .com Inc, Corp, Pinterest Inc, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations to sign onto the filing, two sources familiar with the discussions said.

A smaller group of businesses including Google last month filed an amicus brief supporting a separate case that seeks an order pushing the government to speed its processing of the work permits.

Businesses in ongoing litigation also are fighting rules Trump imposed requiring higher wages for H-1B holders and prioritizing workers with higher pay for the visas.

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