An EEOC Audit May Be Coming Soon! Are You Prepared?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) protects employees from workplace discrimination and has authority to investigate, bring charges, conduct workplace audits and impose penalties. It also gives employers guidance and tools to keep discrimination out of the workplace.

This 90-minute EEOC audit preparation webinar explains how the EEOC sets enforcement initiatives every five years, known as the Strategic Enforcement Priorities (SEP), in line with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and publishes them online. It also covers the EEO Digest, a quarterly publication from the Office of Federal Operations (OFO) that summarizes EEOC decisions and federal court cases of interest.

You'll see how these resources help employers anticipate the next enforcement trend, how the same resources help employees file complaints, and what the audit process looks like.

• Explain the EEOC's authority to investigate, audit and penalize employers
• Use the Strategic Enforcement Priorities and EEO Digest to anticipate enforcement trends
• Reduce risk in response to EEOC initiatives and updates
• Identify additional regulations that apply to federal contractors
• Conduct an internal audit of pay practices
• Prepare for the process of an EEOC or OFCCP audit

• Historical perspective on the EEOC and the authority it holds over employers
• Using EEOC website resources to support workplace compliance
• How the same resources help employees file complaints against employers
• The connection between the Civil Rights Act and the EEOC
• The EEOC and pay equity
• The current EEOC Strategic Enforcement Priorities and their focus areas
• Additional requirements for federal contractors
• The relationship between the EEOC and the OFCCP and a possible merger
• Internal audits of pay practices
• The process if you are audited by the EEOC or OFCCP

Knowing where the EEOC is focusing lets you prepare before an investigation or audit begins. This session shows how to use the agency's own published resources to reduce risk, how an internal audit of pay practices can build trust with employees, and what to expect if the EEOC or OFCCP audits you.

It suits HR and compliance professionals, employers and business owners, executives, managers and supervisors, and anyone who handles employee relations issues.

• Human Resources Professionals
• Employers
• Managers/Supervisors
• Executives
• Compliance professionals
• Business owners
• Who handles employee relations issues

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).