33 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2022–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Ascend Elements, Inc.'s own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
Median offered wage is 16% above the DOL prevailing wage across 23 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Ascend Elements, Inc. sponsors H-1B workers, with 33 certified LCAs on file (FY2022–FY2026), including 1 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $100,000 (P25 $80,000, P75 $120,000). With a 30% transfer share, this employer actively accepts H-1B transfers. 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Ascend Elements, Inc. H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2022–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 27% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| FY2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| FY2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sr. Financial Analyst/Staff Accountant I-200-26099-773827 | $100,000/yr | III | Westborough, MA | Apr 09, 2026 | Certified |
Market Intelligence and Product Manager I-200-25260-314639 | $132,000/yr | II | Dallas, TX | Sep 17, 2025 | Certified |
Inorganic Chemist / Process Engineer I-200-25231-250616 | $110,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Aug 18, 2025 | Certified |
Engineering Lead I-200-25171-114759 | $120,156/yr | IV | Westborough, MA | Jun 20, 2025 | Certified |
Associate Battery Materials Engineer I-200-25156-058477 | $70,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Process Engineer I-200-25156-058133 | $84,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Process Automation and Controls Engineer I-200-25107-873653 | $110,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Apr 16, 2025 | Certified |
Battery Materials Engineer I-200-24277-383150 | $77,000/yr | I | Novi, MI | Oct 03, 2024 | Certified |
Battery Scientist I-200-24277-383172 | $125,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Oct 03, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Battery Material Engineer I-200-24232-275672 | $125,000/yr | IV | Westborough, MA | Aug 19, 2024 | Certified |
Industrial Engineer I-200-24205-214219 | $105,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Jul 22, 2024 | Certified |
Industrial Engineer I-200-24128-968072 | $100,000/yr | II | Hopkinsville, KY | May 07, 2024 | Certified |
Market Intelligence Manager I-200-24123-947599 | $120,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Process Engineer I-200-24123-947595 | $85,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment Analyst I-200-24123-947602 | $100,932/yr | I | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Quality Engineer I-200-24123-947608 | $82,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Staff Accountant I-200-24123-947597 | $75,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Research Scientist I-200-24123-947615 | $70,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Associate Process Engineer I-200-24123-947603 | $70,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Associate Battery Materials Engineer I-200-24123-947607 | $70,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | May 01, 2024 | Certified |
Industrial Engineer I-200-24120-935581 | $100,000/yr | II | Hopkinsville, KY | Apr 29, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Chemical Process Engineer I-200-24094-852592 | $125,000/yr | IV | Hopkinsville, KY | Apr 03, 2024 | Certified |
Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Engineer I-200-24092-843900 | $76,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | Apr 01, 2024 | Certified |
Chemical/Process Engineer I-200-23251-329838 | $125,000/yr | IV | Westborough, MA | Sep 07, 2023 | Certified |
Associate Financial Analyst I-200-23251-329825 | $70,000/yr | I | Westborough, MA | Sep 07, 2023 | Certified |
Staff Accountant I-200-23168-121648 | $80,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Jun 16, 2023 | Certified |
Quality Engineer I-200-23153-074003 | $93,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Jun 02, 2023 | Certified |
Director of Cathode Development and Analysis I-200-23138-035127 | $190,000/yr | IV | Westborough, MA | May 18, 2023 | Certified |
Inorganic Chemist/Process Engineer I-200-22343-631934 | $110,000/yr | III | Westborough, MA | Dec 09, 2022 | Certified |
Manager, Cathode AME I-200-22166-283220 | $143,000/yr | IV | Westborough, MA | Jun 15, 2022 | Certified |
Battery Test Engineer I-200-22042-895907 | $97,500/yr | II | Novi, MI | Feb 11, 2022 | Certified |
Battery Scientist I-200-22033-872416 | $98,000/yr | II | Westborough, MA | Feb 02, 2022 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2022–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: May and Jun — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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