Only genuine work arrangements can support the operating plan. Do not invent a family role. A qualifying L spouse’s status-based work benefit is a separate issue.
Use actual staffing evidence
A household preference does not establish the principal’s managerial capacity.
Priya's spouse should confirm that any Form I-94 issued reflects the L-2S notation used for employment-authorized spouses, since that notation, not simply the L-2 classification generally, is the evidence an employer will look for under current USCIS guidance. The single most useful thing a family can do is verify what appears on each arrival record when they enter, rather than months later when a spouse has a job offer and the record turns out to say something unexpected. A spouse intending to take salaried work needs evidence an employer will actually accept, so the practical question is which record satisfies that employer's verification process rather than whether permission exists in principle. Some American employers and payroll systems are unfamiliar with employment authorization that arises incident to status, so the spouse should expect to explain the basis and may still want the document that makes verification easy.