60 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2024.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Karma Automotive, LLC's own public LCA filings (FY2022–FY2024) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Next end date: 2027-03-11. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.
Frequent amendments usually mean worksite or role changes; each one must be covered by a new LCA before the change takes effect.
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%.
Median offered wage is 10% above the DOL prevailing wage across 27 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
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.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Karma Automotive, LLC sponsors H-1B workers, with 60 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2024), including 2 in FY2024. The median certified salary is $140,000 (P25 $112,000, P75 $170,000). With a 30% transfer share, this employer actively accepts H-1B transfers. 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Karma Automotive, LLC H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2024).
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; 58% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| FY2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| FY2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager, Battery Management System I-200-24093-846110 | $206,520/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Apr 01, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Engineer - Software I-200-24072-791738 | $160,636/yr | III | Irvine, CA | Mar 12, 2024 | Certified |
Lead Engineer - Ride Control/Shock & Spring I-200-23230-275398 | $152,500/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Aug 17, 2023 | Certified |
Director, Thermal Systems Engineering I-200-23181-160953 | $230,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Jun 30, 2023 | Certified |
Senior DRE - Electrical Distribution System I-200-23086-880436 | $155,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Mar 27, 2023 | Certified |
Senior Designer, Exterior and Special Projects Lead I-200-23061-815961 | $125,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Mar 01, 2023 | Certified |
Lead Engineer – Powertrain Control System and Software I-200-23025-726661 | $180,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Jan 25, 2023 | Certified |
Lead Engineer - Powertrain Control System and Software I-200-23025-726781 | $180,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Jan 25, 2023 | Certified |
Director, Body Structures & Closures I-200-22318-585306 | $215,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Nov 14, 2022 | Certified |
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – SAP Production Controls I-200-22308-568657 | $175,000/yr | IV | Moreno Valley, CA | Nov 03, 2022 | Certified |
Lead Engineer, Ride Control/Shock & Spring I-200-22201-366067 | $145,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Jul 20, 2022 | Certified |
Lead Design Release Engineer, Structures I-200-22180-320791 | $141,806/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Jun 29, 2022 | Certified |
Engineer, Powertrain Control System & Software I-200-22179-317103 | $135,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Jun 28, 2022 | Certified |
Business Intelligence Research Analyst I-200-22160-264839 | $75,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Jun 09, 2022 | Certified |
Business Intelligence Research Analyst I-200-22160-264835 | $75,000/yr | III | Irvine, CA | Jun 09, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting I-200-22105-073116 | $160,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Apr 14, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting I-200-22105-073115 | $160,000/yr | III | Irvine, CA | Apr 14, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Engineering Program Manager I-200-22105-073113 | $160,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Apr 14, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Engineering Program Manager I-200-22105-073112 | $160,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Apr 14, 2022 | Certified |
SAP UX Architect I-200-22104-068496 | $173,174/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Apr 13, 2022 | Certified |
Interior Design Director I-200-22062-949819 | $215,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Mar 03, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Design Release Engineer, Closures I-200-22062-949831 | $119,370/yr | III | Irvine, CA | Mar 03, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Development Engineer, Powertrain Controls I-200-21341-747401 | $130,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Dec 06, 2021 | Certified |
ADAS Supervisor and Technical Specialist I-200-21341-747398 | $180,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Dec 06, 2021 | Certified |
Manager, Battery Management System I-200-21287-646435 | $160,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Oct 14, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Technical Specialist - CAE Safety I-200-21237-546022 | $140,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Aug 25, 2021 | Certified |
Director, eDrive & Power Electronics I-200-21221-510329 | $240,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Aug 09, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Manager, Body Structures I-200-21162-389971 | $170,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Jun 11, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Engineer, Powertrain Systems I-200-21131-304074 | $130,000/yr | III | Irvine, CA | May 11, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Engineer, ECM & Calibration I-200-21113-253483 | $135,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Apr 23, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Manager Body Structures I-200-21092-193796 | $170,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Apr 02, 2021 | Certified |
Engineering Manager, Structures and Body Engineering I-200-21076-153779 | $170,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Mar 17, 2021 | Certified |
Financial Analyst I-200-21075-149852 | $61,000/yr | I | Irvine, CA | Mar 16, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Engineer, Upper Body Structures I-200-21056-101965 | $143,038/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Feb 25, 2021 | Certified |
Algorithm Development Engineer I-200-21049-085949 | $112,000/yr | III | Irvine, CA | Feb 18, 2021 | Certified |
Algorithm Development Engineer I-200-21049-085273 | $112,000/yr | III | Irvine, CA | Feb 18, 2021 | Certified |
Lead Supplier Quality Engineer I-200-21042-071575 | $125,000/yr | IV | Irvine, CA | Feb 11, 2021 | Certified |
Vehicle Integration and Validation Engineer I-200-20290-880865 | $92,934/yr | I | Irvine, CA | Oct 16, 2020 | Certified |
Vehicle Integration and Validation Engineer I-200-20290-880868 | $92,934/yr | I | Irvine, CA | Oct 16, 2020 | Certified |
Lead Engineer, CAE I-200-20288-878485 | $136,591/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Oct 14, 2020 | Certified |
Sr. SAP Systems Engineer I-200-20287-877326 | $149,666/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Oct 13, 2020 | Certified |
HIL Applications Engineer I-200-20273-848802 | $98,000/yr | II | Irvine, CA | Sep 28, 2020 | Certified |
HIL Applications Engineer I-200-20272-848782 | $98,000/yr | II | Irvibe, CA | Sep 28, 2020 | Withdrawn |
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 FY2021–FY2024 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Oct and Mar — 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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