A qualifying spouse in L-2 status is employment-authorized incident to status under current policy, evidenced by the notation on the arrival record. Children in dependent status may attend school and are not employment-authorized; derivative status covers unmarried children under twenty-one.
Match the family's plans to the assignment's real shape
Implementation postings often have an intended length that everyone treats loosely, and families make firm commitments against a loose date. Ask the employer what period the assignment is planned for and whether an extension is contemplated, then plan schooling and a spouse's job search against that. The specialized-knowledge classification carries a maximum of five years, which is a separate constraint from the project's own timetable and worth knowing at the outset. Check the arrival-record notation for the spouse at admission rather than later. If a child will approach twenty-one during the posting, raise it with counsel before the family commits to the move. Implementation work also tends to run late, so build some tolerance into any housing or school commitment made against the planned end date.
Hypothetical example: Celeste is transferring to an aerospace-inspection affiliate for a rollout expected to last several years, and her spouse is considering American employment. An opening assessment records each dependant's status, work plan, school timing, and the transferee's remaining L-1B time. Relationship records, passports, prior arrival histories, and school deadlines make the conversation concrete. The household should decide whether the assignment still works if the project runs longer than forecast, because L-1B time cannot extend beyond five years. Trouble comes from treating the family plan as an afterthought to a technical transfer. An implementation timetable may move; age and status rules do not move with it.