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Committee approves $50,000 contract amendment for H‑1B legal services; administration to form task force to replace H‑1B roles
Summary
Committee moved an amendment to extend a Clark Hill contract to support 10 existing H‑1B employees and heard administration plans to pause new H‑1B hires, cap renewals that trigger a new fee, and form a 12–24 month task force to transition roles to Detroiters.
The Internal Operations committee approved an extension of the city’s contract with Clark Hill PLC to continue legal services for existing H‑1B employees while the administration builds a plan to reduce reliance on foreign‑worker sponsorships.
Darryl Conrad, the city’s chief recruitment officer, said the city currently sponsors 10 H‑1B workers (mostly in civil engineering and IT roles). He told the…
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