Startup Talent

  Attracting best-of-breed tech, design, and operations talent all over the world has never been more essential or more difficult. The U.S. H-1B visa process continues to be a significant roadblock: high fees, lengthy waiting periods, lottery risk, policy unpredictability. For businesses looking to access global talent without risking or surmounting those headwinds, Employer-of-Record (EOR) platforms have become an influential strategic solution.   Here are tangible approaches to implement EOR properly in your international talent hiring, with H-1B-related limitations in consideration.   Know What EOR Can & Cannot Do relative to H-1B   Prior to embracing an EOR strategy, get clear on what you get vs where boundaries exist:     What EORs generally provide: employment of employees within your home country (foreign employees working remotely), payroll, benefits, compliance with local labor laws, taxation. They enable you to avoid visa sponsorship for remo...