elaws - H-1B Advisor

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Wages
There are six modules under this topic that will help you determine when you must pay wages, how much you must pay, standards for permissible payroll deductions, and credits toward required wages.

Immigration fees
This module will help you determine who is responsible for the many and varied immigration fees that you may encounter.

Expenses
This module will help you distinguish between your employer business expenses and the H-1B worker's personal expenses.

Early cessation penalty/liquidated damage
This module highlights the differences between an early cessation penalty whose collection is prohibited and a liquidated damage which may be pursued by an employer if an H-1B worker ceases employment prior to an agreed upon date.

Fringe benefits
This module will help you determine the fringe benefits that you are required to offer H-1B workers.

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H-1B Advisor Glossary of Terms | Wage and Hour Division