H1B新规下在外州WFH的话，wage是按公司地址还是WFH地址？

如题，因为疫情留在中部州WFH，公司在东部。这个岗位不是remote的那种，疫情结束需要回美东上班，扣的也是美东的税。工资在美东能达到wage lv2, 在中部可以达到lv4。LCA会做一个WFH工作地的amendament。这种情况下wage level要按哪个地方的算？如果可以按WFH的地方算用lv4拿到h1b，以后疫情结束回美东工作会有问题吗？谢谢大家。

你如果看你的 H1b 或者 perm 的申请表, 里边是可以列举多个工作地址的. 有的律师会默认写上公司的多个 office. 如果从一个不同的"区域" (跨州了, 或者超过 50mile 了), 要 file amendment - 内容就是再加上一个新的工作地址.

劳工部工资要求计算是按 primary working location. 据 https://www.am22tech.com/work-from-home-on-h1b-visa/ 这个的意思, USCIS 没有严格规定你用哪个work location作为你 LCA的 location. 但是这篇文章指出一般公司会使用公司所在地.

上边两条结合起来 - 律师会 file h1b amendment 加一个 work location, 但是大概率不改你的 LCA 所用的 location (也就是 wage level). 从另一方面说, 律师都只是向 USCIS 报告你的信息, 不是向 department of labor 重新报你的工资那套.

税务就是另一回事, 不同州要求会有区别. 有的是看你挣钱的过程是在哪里, 有的是看你的 residency 在哪里 (驾照在哪个州, 或者在那个州居住了超过 N 天). 因为每个州要求不同, 所以可以遇到一些有趣的组合导致你在两个州都要交税.
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I'm Not a Lawye. 具体以公司律师为准

我今天file的 lca，上面列了我家va的地址以及在加州的公司的地址，wage level分别是3和2，其实我也很奇怪，问律师他就说不同地方不同标准。供参考。

找到了这个问题的答案。如果一个人在多个地方工作，petition使用工资对应的最低的wage level。

DHS答案的原文：
Comment: A commenter said employers may relocate an employee to temporarily work remotely in a location where average salary is low to keep wages low while increasing the H-1B wage level and the chance of being selected. The commenter suggested that the area code used
for the selection of H-1B registrations only should be the registered official address of the company, instead of anywhere where the employee will work, concluding that employers should be fined for misrepresenting work locations to take advantage of lower wages.
Response: DHS appreciates this commenter’s concern, but believes the commenter misunderstood how the new H-1B cap selection process will work and the limitations contained in the proposed rule to limit the potential for abuse or gaming of the selection process. If the H1B beneficiary will work in multiple locations or multiple positions, the registrant or petitioner must specify on the registration or petition, as applicable, the lowest corresponding OES wage level that the proffered wage will equal or exceed for the relevant SOC code in the area of
intended employment, and USCIS will rank and select based on the lowest corresponding OES wage level. DHS provides the following example for illustrative purposes only. A prospective employer intends to employ an H-1B beneficiary as a level I “Civil Engineer” position (SOC
code 17-2051) at two locations: San Francisco, California and Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama location was specifically chosen because of that locality’s generally lower prevailing wages. The required level I prevailing wage for each area of intended employment is $77,147
per year116 and $62,858 per year,117 respectively. In this scenario, to meet the level I prevailing wage for the San Francisco area of intended employment, the minimum annual wage the prospective petitioner must offer to the beneficiary is $77,147. While an annual salary of
$77,147 would exceed the level II prevailing wage for the Montgomery, Alabama, area of intended employment,118 the prospective petitioner still must select Level I for purposes of the registration because that is the lowest corresponding OES wage level that the proffered wage will
equal or exceed for the relevant SOC code in all areas of intended employment. This rule also includes provisions authorizing USCIS to deny an H-1B petition if USCIS determines that the statements on the registration or petition were inaccurate, fraudulent or misrepresented a material
fact.119 USCIS also may deny a subsequent new or amended petition filed by the petitioner, or a related entity, on behalf of the same beneficiary, if USCIS determines that the filing of the new or amended petition is part of the petitioner’s attempt to unfairly increase the odds of selection during the registration or petition selection process, as applicable, such as by reducing the proffered wage to an amount that would be equivalent to a lower wage level than that indicated on the original petition.

信息来源:  iii. Lowest OES wage level that the proffered wage would equal or exceed when beneficiary would work in multiple locations or positions https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-00183.pdf

同问。。。不过感觉是按公司地址 不然那些在海外的怎么算？

我的工作在华州，目前住在加州remote工作，税按照加州的交。加州比华州多交的税基本上等于我在华州的房租2333333

ecnart 发表于 2021-1-8 10:47
同问。。。不过感觉是按公司地址 不然那些在海外的怎么算？

有道理，这个后面还是问问律师

Bueuel 发表于 2021-1-8 10:54
我的工作在华州，目前住在加州remote工作，税按照加州的交。加州比华州多交的税基本上等于我在华州的房租23 ...

这个有点坑。。。。话说我的工资公司是按美东扣的税，后面退税的时候我也不知道要怎么操作。。。

seanrzhao 发表于 2021-01-07 18:59:17
有道理，这个后面还是问问律师

虽然说是按公司地址，但是一个人如果是在H1B生效期间从on-site变成wfh的话，移民局又要你做amendment，按家里地址弄LCA。这相当矛盾

同问，，，，LZ知道了告诉我们一声

盲猜感觉应该是公司地址，不然按自己wfh所在地算这个空子能钻得也太大了，大家都选个地儿去待一段时间就都level3、4了，想想感觉不大可能。

AlstonLYG 发表于 2021-1-8 12:08
你如果看你的 H1b 或者 perm 的申请表, 里边是可以列举多个工作地址的. 有的律师会默认写上公司的多个 offi ...

分析的很有道理，谢谢！