Doing an I-9 Self-Audit for Compliance: Identifying and Correcting Problems to Avoid Penalties

Form I-9 involves many gray areas and confusing instructions, and an apparently simple form can create six-figure liability if done wrong. With inspections by USCIS and USDOL more frequent and fines rising, an I-9 self-audit is one of the best ways to protect your organization.

This 60-minute webinar guides you through the internal audit process and what you need to know to stay compliant: changes to the form, storage rules, over- and under-documentation, reverification, retention, remote verification, expired documents, timing and "no-match" letters.

You'll also cover employer and employee responsibilities, common errors and how to correct errors and omissions, with time for your specific questions.

• Conduct an internal I-9 audit
• Explain employer and employee responsibilities on Form I-9
• Identify common Form I-9 errors
• Correct errors and omissions the right way
• Apply storage, retention and reverification rules
• Complete I-9s remotely within the rules

• Changes to Form I-9 and its instructions
• Internal and external Form I-9 audits
• Employer and employee responsibilities
• Common Form I-9 errors
• Procedures for correcting errors and omissions
• Over- and under-documentation, reverification and expired documents
• Form I-9 storage and retention rules
• Completing I-9s remotely
• Timing and "no-match" letters
• Your specific I-9 questions

For HR teams, Form I-9 and the online verification system are full of costly traps, and each mistake can mean per-employee fines. A regular self-audit helps you find and fix problems before a government inspection does.

This session suits HR professionals, managers and business owners responsible for hiring and employment verification.

• HR professionals
• Managers
• Business owners

Steven G. Meilleur, Ph.D., SPHR – is President, and CEO – of PRAXIS Management Solutions, LLC, a New Mexico-based management consulting firm specializing in human resources, employee relations, leadership, training & organizational development, organizational research and assessment, strategic & operational planning, and non-profit organization management and governance. Dr. Meilleur has more than 40 years of management and executive-level experience in human resources, risk management, and organizational management in the private non-profit public, and private for-profit sectors. 

Dr. Meilleur also serves as Senior Vice-President and Risk Services Consultant for Human Resources and Employment with Poms & Associates, a national risk services and insurance brokerage firm. His previous work experience includes public, private, and nonprofit organizations, in executive and management capacities.

A member of the faculty of the UNM School of Public Administration in the graduate program, Dr. Meilleur teaches in the areas of human resource management, nonprofit organization management, leadership, dispute resolution, organizational change, and human resource development.  He has spoken at numerous conferences and workshops across the country and is a published author in the areas of human resources, marketing, leadership and management development, organizational change and innovation, non-profit organization management, and board development.