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Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says

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1245 points mriguy | 1 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jatins ◴[19 Sep 25 20:32 UTC] No.45306204[source]▶
While the stated intention is to prevent abuse by consultancies, I think this effectively kills the H1B program. Who will be able to afford this?

Not startups. 100k is like 75% of base comp in most bay area startups

Among BigTech, maybe like ~20 companies will be willing to pay this per employee.

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nine_k ◴[19 Sep 25 20:38 UTC] No.45306264[source]▶
So startups often bring in H1B employees? What prevents them from hiring the same great people remotely?
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giveita ◴[19 Sep 25 21:25 UTC] No.45306829[source]▶
If you hire someone in say Australia you would be subject to its fair work act, and its courts. You'd need to sus out the tax situation too.

What if they are a contractor? Well usually the law treats these things like ducks and asks if they quack. If it quacks like employment it is subject to that law.

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1. vrmiguel ◴[20 Sep 25 04:26 UTC] No.45310363{3}[source]▶
I find that Employers of Record (EoR) make this a non-issue.

I work for an American startup, remotely from S. America. I'm hired according to the (extensive, and expensive) local labor laws, while my startup likely knows absolutely nothing about the intricacies of how my countries' labor laws work, the EoR just handles everything and sends the employer a bill every month.