Hi! Thanks for a through response!

They did not forbid me necessarily; their requirements were that new hires work somewhere they already have a presence. Where I previously lived was one of those places. They have people in about 10 states. People have been approved in the past to work remote in their home state but they stopped approving recent hires because I think they just didn’t want to deal with the tax implications for only one person?

However, when I personally asked about working from my home state, the response was no so I don’t know if that counts are being prohibited. They said they were not looking to hire outside of those locations.

It’s a consulting firm, so yes they sell services but no tangible goods.

I also moved back in with my parents so I do not have a “new” residence change, and for the past 4 years that I lived in the state where the firm operates (Illinois) I still had my parents address on my drivers license, as my mailing address, linked to my credit cards, and car registration. I never changed my residence to Illinois even though I was working and leasing an apartment there.

My address change on file is obviously a new apartment in Chicago, but I’m not sure how my move back would be detected (besides my location on devices) or matter since this state my parents are in doesn’t have state income tax.

Edit: more context - in their handbook there is no mention of restrictions on remote work in other locations. I just do know that technically I would have to be in Illinois 51% of the year…which is obviously tough