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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Director, Communications/Training & Organizational
Development, for distribution to all Department Representatives.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">To comply with Florida Board of Governors (BOG) Regulation 1.001(5)(h), FSU has a current
moratorium on hiring new employees requiring immediate H-1B sponsorship through January 5, 2027.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The need for future sponsorship does not automatically disqualify a candidate. To determine
whether a candidate requiring sponsorship is eligible for employment at FSU, please reach out to the FSU in-house immigration attorney, Leslie Crosdale (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:lcrosdale@fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">lcrosdale@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">).
She will help departments determine whether a candidate will meet the requirements for hire under the Florida BOG regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Questions?
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Contact Leslie Crosdale, Associate General Counsel, at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:lcrosdale@fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">lcrosdale@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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