What happens if employer does not pay the prevailing wage after green card gets approved?

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   Giacomo BeharPro

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   Answered August 30, 2012 22:40. Wait and see. If your employer does not pay the prevailing wage upon you getting your green card, you can:
   1. Quit your job and find a better paying one; and
   2. No, no one will blame you for your employer's failure to keep his promise and take your hard earned, long awaited green card away.
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   Stephen BermanPro

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   Answered August 31, 2012 11:45. If the intent to begin with is not to pay your required wages, perhaps you can port to a new employer before it is too late.

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   F. Capriotti

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   Answered August 30, 2012 23:13. I agree with Mr. Behar.

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   Alexander Ivakhnenko

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   Answered August 31, 2012 09:20. It appears that you stand to receive a valuable benefit as an LPR in the U.S. It is true that some employers do not keep their end of the contractual obligation thus leaving you with very few choices:
   1. Terminate the employment,
   2. Lose the LPR benefit, as a result upon loss of the employment,
   3. Attempt to find a similar position under the circumstances.

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