I can do a lot of job hunting with a year of severance.
replyValid point about employees on visas though.
Maybe they could be kept on the payroll without access to actually work.
replyBut the real problem is any law that would deport someone 30 days after they were laid off, even if they had been working for years. That should be 6 months minimum.
Keeping them on the payroll also enables companies to easily manage and extend medical insurance. I’m pretty sure that what you propose is what a lot of companies actually do, too. They keep them on the payroll for the duration of their severance but do not expect them to actually work.
replyAgree that no one should be getting deported on 30 days because they got laid off.