L1->H1B - relation with previous employer, Can I be a member of the Board of Directos

[s1111]

I was on L1 for employer A until Oct last year. Change of Status approved to H1 for employer B in October last year. I was in a senior position with company A requiring me to sign tax documents, bank paperwork, etc and was listed as a signatory. Since, I have changed my employer, Company A has requested me to continue as a member of Board of Directors which may include signing the paperwork for the company and possible participation in decision making. I will not be involved in any day to day operations. My question is would that be outside the law or permissible, given that I do not own any part of the company and also do not draw any compensation from the company. I stopped receiving compensation from company A at the end of September. But, would like to help my previous employer out due to my good relations with them while I was employed.

[t75]

You still need work authorization. They should have already had an attorney set this up.