Talk to a lawyer....That's why I think you'll end up getting PIPed versus just a straight lay off. the PIP is to justify keeping the H1-B instead of you.
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H1B is a work permit and in effect works like a contract. QC has the discretion to allow the H1B to expire and end the contract. At the end of H1B, the employee must find another sponsor or leave the country. So, if your H1B is about to expire and not getting renewed, you might start looking.
With the schedule QC has communicated, there is no time for PIP. So if you are part of the 15%, no PIP. If you are not part of the 15%, you could still be PIPed, of course, but you'd be around for at least one more review period.
The reality Q and others do that all the time.
Contact your local INS office and advise them of this employers actions. They are in violation of US laws.
"H-1B classification applies to persons in a specialty occupation which requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge requiring completion of a specific course of higher education."
A H-1B cannot be used to replace a qualified US citizen.