Having an employee pay visa fees for an H1-B is illegal: http://www.hackinglawpractice.com/video/h1b-employees-cannot-pay-the-fees-associated-with-their-applica

Having an employee pay visa fees for an H1-B is illegal: http://www.hackinglawpractice.com/video/h1b-employees-cannot-pay-the-fees-associated-with-their-applications.cfm http://www.hackinglawpractice.com/video/h1b-employees-cannot... Therefore if the penalty for "early exit" is there to cover the visa and legal fees, that penalty is illegal. http://blog.laborlawcenter.com/news/virginia-company-pays-17-million/ http://blog.laborlawcenter.com/news/virginia-company-pays-17... > A firm specializing in information technology has been ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million in back wages to H-1B non-immigrant workers following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor in a case that should sound a warning for every employer. > Investigators also found that the Virginia company charged new H-1 B workers fees for training ranging from $1.000 to $2,500. Such fees are in violation of the law.