U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has denied and revoked multiple H-1B petitions after finding that a major IT consulting company classified skilled technology jobs at wage levels below what the positions’ duties and requirements supported.
The agency disclosed the enforcement action through a September 5 statement from its Vermont office. USCIS did not identify the company, disclose the number of affected petitions or name the specific occupations involved.
The agency said the mismatch could undercut required wages and create unfair competition for U.S. workers. The decision places the consistency between an H-1B petition’s job description, requirements and selected wage level at the center of scrutiny for technology employers.
H-1B employers must meet applicable wage requirements for the position described in the petition. Wage classifications are tied to the occupation and the level of experience, complexity and responsibility the role requires. A petition describing advanced technical work while using a lower wage classification can therefore face questions about whether the filing accurately represents the offered job.
The public announcement does not establish that the unnamed company committed criminal fraud, nor does it explain whether the petitions involved client-site assignments, amended filings or previously approved cases later reopened for review. USCIS’s language is limited to the agency’s finding that the wage levels did not match the work described.
The action also reflects a broader compliance risk for IT consulting companies, whose workers may be assigned to projects or client locations that evolve after a petition is filed. Employers must keep the petition, Labor Condition Application and actual role aligned, while maintaining records that support the duties, requirements and compensation stated in the filing.
The U.S. Department of Labor separately states that H-1B employers must pay the required wage for the occupation and worksite, reinforcing why a wage-level selection that does not fit the underlying job can become an immigration-adjudication issue as well as a labor-compliance concern.
USCIS did not announce a company-wide suspension or a new rule in connection with the case. The confirmed development is narrower but consequential: multiple petitions were denied or revoked after the agency found that the wage classification did not support the skilled technology work described.
