Employers should prepare for stepped-up immigration enforcement in the workplace, including more ICE I-9 audits and raids. This 90-minute webinar on I-9 audit and immigration raid preparation explains what that can mean: a painful process, a sudden loss of workers, and administrative and criminal penalties.
Employers in manufacturing, food processing, agriculture, construction and hospitality with a largely unskilled workforce face the most exposure. Since 1986 employers have had to check new hires' identity and work authorization documents on Form I-9, yet those documents are easy to fake, and counterfeits using stolen identities of real citizens can still pass E-Verify.
DHS can arrive with a notice of inspection or subpoena and demand within three days hiring and termination lists, payroll and tax records, ownership and staffing vendor details, all required I-9 forms and copies of employee documents.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
An I-9 audit is often called a silent raid. ICE can sanction employers for incorrectly completed or missing forms, for knowingly hiring unauthorized workers and for missing strict electronic storage rules, with per-worker fines and possible debarment from federal contracts. Employers get 10 days to fix technical errors, but ICE treats many errors as substantive.
The session suits employers of all sizes and industries, business owners, company leaders, HR and compliance professionals, and managers.
AREA COVERED
- Conducting an internal I-9 audit to reduce errors and comply with ICE
- Making sure I-9 verification, storage and destruction are handled carefully at every site
- The differences between silent raids and forced raids
- Finding and fixing patterns of I-9 errors
- How enrolling in E-Verify can reduce ICE fines and penalties
- Reviewing recruiting patterns to detect systematic improprieties
- Using internal audits to avoid ICE audits
- Adding an immigration component to the employer's legal compliance policy
- Reducing the impact of ICE actions at sensitive locations such as hospitals, places of worship and schools
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Conduct an internal I-9 audit and fix recurring errors
- Handle I-9 verification, storage and destruction consistently across sites
- Explain the difference between silent raids and forced raids
- Assess how E-Verify enrollment can reduce ICE fines
- Review recruiting patterns for systematic problems
- Add an immigration section to your legal compliance policy
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- All Employers
- Business Owners
- Company Leadership
- HR Professionals
- Compliance Professionals
- Managers/Supervisors
- Employers in all industries
- Small Business Owners
An I-9 audit is often called a silent raid. ICE can sanction employers for incorrectly completed or missing forms, for knowingly hiring unauthorized workers and for missing strict electronic storage rules, with per-worker fines and possible debarment from federal contracts. Employers get 10 days to fix technical errors, but ICE treats many errors as substantive.
The session suits employers of all sizes and industries, business owners, company leaders, HR and compliance professionals, and managers.
- Conducting an internal I-9 audit to reduce errors and comply with ICE
- Making sure I-9 verification, storage and destruction are handled carefully at every site
- The differences between silent raids and forced raids
- Finding and fixing patterns of I-9 errors
- How enrolling in E-Verify can reduce ICE fines and penalties
- Reviewing recruiting patterns to detect systematic improprieties
- Using internal audits to avoid ICE audits
- Adding an immigration component to the employer's legal compliance policy
- Reducing the impact of ICE actions at sensitive locations such as hospitals, places of worship and schools
- Conduct an internal I-9 audit and fix recurring errors
- Handle I-9 verification, storage and destruction consistently across sites
- Explain the difference between silent raids and forced raids
- Assess how E-Verify enrollment can reduce ICE fines
- Review recruiting patterns for systematic problems
- Add an immigration section to your legal compliance policy
- All Employers
- Business Owners
- Company Leadership
- HR Professionals
- Compliance Professionals
- Managers/Supervisors
- Employers in all industries
- Small Business Owners
