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The final wage rule, given by the Trump government on January 14<\/strong>, won’t apply to the upcoming H-1B filing season<\/strong>. The registration for H-1B is probably going to start in March<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This rule was was to take effect from 15th March<\/strong>. However will currently be delayed to May 14<\/strong>, in response to President Joe Biden’s regulatory freeze. This proposed delay of 60 days<\/strong> will permit agency authorities the opportunity to review any questions of fact, law, or policy. The rule may raise, says the US department of labor (DOL). Meanwhile, DOL <\/strong>will be seeking public comments on this extension. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rajiv S Khanna, managing lawyer at Immigration.com<\/strong> told TOI, “The May 14<\/strong>, the timeline should take us past the H-1B lottery<\/strong> if the Labor Condition Application (LCA<\/strong>) process is done before the kick-off date.” The registration for H-1B applications<\/strong> (petitions) for the coming season is expected to commence in March. The lottery will be held in April <\/strong>expected to commence in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spells good news for technology organizations <\/strong>who have plans to recruit at lower skill levels, and for research and medical institutions. Typically, international students transitioning to H-1B visas <\/strong>after completing their optional practical training (which is three years for STEM<\/strong> students) are also recruited at entry levels. Higher wages<\/strong> would have made it hard for organizations to hire them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wage hike rule of Trump admin won’t apply to upcoming H-1B filing season<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As reported by TOI before, the final rule,<\/strong> which increased wages across all four skills levels, had given a multi-year<\/strong> transition period. The wage hike was not as steep as that contained in the previous interim final rule <\/strong>presented last October. Which was shot down by US district courts <\/strong>as the public notification and comment requirements were not followed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To illustrate, under the final rule, the entry-level wages for H-1B<\/strong> and green card holders<\/strong> were to increase to the 35th percentile of wages for the occupation and geographic location, from the 17th percentile<\/strong>. This was just above the current wage minimum for skill level 2.<\/strong> Under the interim final rules, the hike was more significant, with the entry-level wages slotted at the 45th percentile<\/strong>. Just under what was the minimum salary for skill level 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The net impact of this ‘simple’ percentile movement<\/strong> was that the salaries would eventually be increased around by 30%<\/strong>. Varying across job classifications, added Khanna.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Huge relief for spouses of H1B workers, Biden nixes Trump plan to kill H4 work permits<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While nearly, the wage hike was much lower<\/strong>. It had the impact of making the recruiting of ex-pat workers more challenging and was perceived as having an adverse effect in bridging the skill gaps<\/strong>. Especially in crucial sectors, for example, technology and medical and research fields.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presently, this final wage rule is under review by the Biden government<\/strong>. While wage hikes can’t be ruled out, the last picture on the level of wage hikes<\/strong>. If any, will emerge only after DOL<\/strong> finishes its review process and the Biden government takes a final call. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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