The Ins and Outs of I-9 and E-Verify: Best Practices to Avoid Steep Penalties

ICE continues to audit and inspect employer compliance, and even minor paperwork violations on Form I-9 can lead to penalties. This 90-minute I-9 and E-Verify webinar covers what you need to know before ICE knocks.

Completing the seemingly simple Form I-9 means working through gray areas and sometimes conflicting instructions. You'll review current compliance requirements, basic document review, the rules on acceptable documents and how the current form affects hiring managers, field staff and E-Verify use.

The session also covers the pros and cons of E-Verify, self-audits, common errors and recordkeeping mistakes, civil and criminal penalties, and how to seek proof of work authorization without crossing into illegal overreach.

• Complete Form I-9 correctly and review documents properly
• Apply the rules for acceptable employment eligibility documents
• Weigh the pros and cons of E-Verify
• Conduct an I-9 self-audit and correct errors
• Explain civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance
• Verify work eligibility without illegal overreach

• Current I-9 compliance requirements
• Basic I-9 document review
• How the current Form I-9 affects hiring managers and field personnel
• Rules for acceptable documents to verify employment eligibility
• E-Verify pros and cons
• How the current Form I-9 affects E-Verify use
• Conducting a self-audit of your I-9 process
• Avoiding common errors and omissions, including recordkeeping errors
• Update on ICE I-9 audits
• Civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance
• Balancing vigilance with illegal overreach when seeking proof of citizenship
• Best practices for reducing risk and correcting errors

Anyone can claim an employer is not complying with I-9 or E-Verify rules, and the claim doesn't have to be true to trigger an audit. Many audits start with complaints from disgruntled employees or target certain industries, and agencies increasingly share information, so no employer is immune.

The session suits HR directors and practitioners, employers, hiring managers, business owners, senior managers, CFOs and E-Verify users.

• HR Directors
• HR Practitioners at all levels
• Employers
• Hiring Managers
• Business Owners
• Senior Managers
• CFO’s
• E-Verify Users

Janette Levey Frisch, has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law. Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems, before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits. Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, acting as the Employer’s Legal Wellness Professional — to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette authors the firm’s weekly blog, where you can read each week, in plain English (not legalese) about issues impacting employers today. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer. Janette has spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others. Janette serve on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multi-disciplinary task force, dedicated to providing, holistic, proactive and cutting-edge solutions and resources for employers committed to ensuring a safe workplace.