Opt Expires Before H1B Starts

[jrbb]

My OPT will expire on March 31st, 2009. My employer plans on sending in the application for H1-B on April 1st, 2009. Due to the
cirumstances where my OPT will have expired, I must stop working on that day.

My question is: Am I able to return to work under cap-gap once I receive a notification from the USCIS saying my H1B is approved? Or do I have to wait until October 1st to go back to work?

I cannot apply for an extension because I do not have a STEM degree.

I have heard mixed reponses to these questions from my school, employer, and attorneys, so I am unsure as to what the correct answer is. Can you please respond to this question? Thank you!

[Mr. Knowitall]

Here's a pretty nice summary of cap-gap rules. I'll apologize in advance, but if the facts of your situation leave your school, employer's immigration lawyer, and your own immigration lawyers that confused, yours isn't a question I should be trying to answer based upon the small amount of information posted to this board.