There has been location arbitration in IT for decades in the form offshoring and near-shoring. There is no reason for that to not be a thing within the US. Many

There has been location arbitration in IT for decades in the form offshoring and near-shoring. There is no reason for that to not be a thing within the US. Many companies will value (whether it is really valuable or not) people who come into the office on a regular basis. Should those people not be paid for their willingness to be there in person? Lying to your employer to get more money is a bad idea. Your suggestions could be fraud.