Employers Prepare for I-9 Audits by Using a New I-9 Correction and Storage Process That meets Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Requirements!

Preparing for an I-9 audit starts with clean records. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces employers' duty to verify and reverify work authorization, through random I-9 audits or investigations triggered by a lead such as an anonymous tip or facts suggesting non-compliance. Its investigations have focused on industries seen as employing many unauthorized workers, such as construction, landscaping, manufacturing and agriculture.

This 90-minute webinar takes you step by step through completing Form I-9, correcting errors the right way without incurring fines, and setting up a correction and storage process that meets DHS requirements. You'll also cover remote employee verification and the reverification it requires, how long to keep I-9s, and whether outsourcing your internal audit makes sense.

• Complete Form I-9 correctly and avoid the most common errors
• Correct I-9 documents without creating new violations
• Set up an I-9 correction and storage process that limits discrimination risk
• Apply retention periods for active and terminated employees
• Handle I-9 verification and reverification for remote employees
• Decide whether to outsource internal I-9 audits
• Prepare your records for a DHS or ICE audit

• Requirements that still apply under DHS remote verification flexibility for remote employees
• Why more than 72% of employers have I-9 errors
• DHS audits and why I-9s are a common weakness
• How storing I-9s in personnel files can lead to discrimination claims
• Disgruntled employees reporting I-9 violations
• 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 protects against ICE audits
• Retention periods for active and terminated employees
• Why many HR staff still violate the document request rules
• Completing I-9s for remote employees
• Preparing for a DHS audit

Anyone can file a complaint, true or not, and most come from disgruntled employees, while others stem from audits of targeted industries. Agencies are also sharing information more than before.

This session helps employers of every size, business owners, HR, payroll and compliance professionals, managers and supervisors complete, correct and audit Form I-9 using best practices that avoid needless violations.

• All Employers
• Business Owners
• Company Leadership
• Compliance professionals
• Payroll Administrators
• HR Professionals
• Managers/Supervisors
• Employers in all industries
• Small Business Owners
• Large Business Owners
• All Employers

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).