Immigration Alert Prepare for I-9 Audits by Using a New I-9 Correction and Storage Process That is accepted by Department of Homeland Security (DHS)!

ICE has signaled that it wants employers to expect an I-9 audit, and it has sharply increased audit numbers and collected large fines and forfeitures, including a $95 million payment by a single employer. Every employer should be prepared.

This 90-minute webinar walks step by step through the guidelines for completing Form I-9 and the accepted methods for correcting it without triggering fines.

You'll learn why storing I-9s in personnel files can lead to discrimination claims, how to set up a correction and storage process with minimal risk, whether outsourcing your internal audit helps, how long to keep forms, how to handle remote employees, and which document request mistakes HR teams still make.

• Complete Form I-9 correctly
• Correct I-9 errors using accepted methods
• Set up a low-risk I-9 correction and storage process
• Apply retention rules for active and terminated employees
• Avoid violations in the document request section
• Handle I-9s for remote employees
• Prepare for an ICE or DHS I-9 audit

Form I-9 looks simple, yet more than 72% of employers have errors in their I-9 documents.

• Why DHS investigators see I-9s as a common employer weakness
• How inflation adjustments raise I-9 fines over time
• How storing I-9s in personnel files can lead to discrimination claims
• How disgruntled employees can trigger a DHS visit
• The right way to correct I-9 documents
• Keeping risk low with an I-9 correction and storage process
• Whether outsourcing your internal I-9 audit saves time and lowers ICE audit risk
• How long to keep I-9s for active and terminated employees
• Why many employers are unclear about completing the form
• Why many HR teams still violate the document request rules
• Handling I-9s for remote employees
• Immigration guidelines employers need to watch
• The Council for Global Immigration and which employees are protected

Anyone can file a complaint, true or not, and agencies such as the DOL, IRS and DHS share information more than before. Most complaints come from disgruntled employees or audits of targeted industries.

This session suits business owners and executives, federal contractors, HR, compliance and payroll professionals, managers and anyone who reviews I-9s or handles onboarding.

• Business Owners, Company Leadership and Board of Directors (CFO, COO, CEO)
• Federal Contractors
• Department Heads
• Human resources professionals
• Compliance professionals
• Payroll professionals
• Managers/Supervisors & new and potential Managers
• Office Managers responsible for HR responsibilities
• Any Employer Representative that has the responsibility for reviewing I-9 documents, onboarding and applicant tracking
• Person responsible for Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors.  Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.
Margie is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulations. 
Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s trainings.
Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).