by Ekrem Duman | Jul 10, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in the USA
⚡ TL;DRUS employer compliance for international hiring rests on four pillars: I-9 verification for every employee (with E-Verify mandatory for federal contractors and in a growing list of states), visa-program obligations — above all the H-1B’s LCA...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 10, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in the USA
⚡ TL;DRA US relocation runs on three keys: the Social Security number (apply immediately — payroll, credit, and much of daily life hang on it), credit history (you arrive with none; building it is a deliberate 12–24 month project), and employer...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 10, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in the USA
⚡ TL;DRUS employment is at-will: either side may end it at any time, for any lawful reason, with no notice and no statutory severance — the inverse of everything in Europe and the Gulf. Protection comes from anti-discrimination statutes (Title VII, ADA,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 10, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in the USA
⚡ TL;DRUS payroll layers federal income tax (progressive brackets to 37%), state and sometimes city income tax (zero in Texas and Florida, double-digit top rates in California and New York City), and FICA — 6.2% Social Security up to the annual wage base...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 10, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in the USA
⚡ TL;DRUS work authorization is petition-based and employer-driven: the flagship H-1B for specialty occupations runs through an annual lottery against a hard cap, L-1 serves intra-company transfers, O-1 rewards extraordinary ability, TN covers Canadian and...
