Form I-9 and the online verification system look simple, but they are full of costly traps for employers. With more funding going to immigration enforcement, now is a good time to make sure your I-9 compliance can stand up to an audit or raid.
Many executives and HR managers assume their I-9 practices are fine when their records and policies actually contain mistakes that can lead to fines, lawsuits and even jail time.
This 90-minute webinar gives you a detailed five-step I-9 compliance plan. It covers internal self-audits, the USCIS-ICE external audit process, each section of the form, common mistakes and how to fix them, retention and storage rules, and practical pointers if immigration officials arrive at your workplace.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Completing Form I-9 means working through gray areas and confusing instructions, and errors can add up to six-figure liability. ICE changed its enforcement standards in 2026, so some errors once treated as technical may now bring fines.
Penalties in 2026 range from $288 to $2,861 per form for substantive paperwork violations and from $716 to $28,619 per violation for knowingly employing unauthorized workers. HR professionals and business owners will leave knowing how to reduce that exposure.
AREA COVERED
- A 5-step I-9 compliance plan for employers
- The internal I-9 audit process: finding mistakes before ICE does
- The USCIS-ICE external audit process and how to prepare
- Employer and employee responsibilities when completing Form I-9
- Processing each section of Form I-9 correctly
- Common I-9 mistakes and how to correct them
- Retention and storage rules for I-9 forms
- Civil and criminal penalties for immigration violations
- Proactive ICE audit and raid preparation
- Time for your own I-9 questions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Apply a five-step I-9 compliance plan in your organization
- Explain the civil and criminal penalties for immigration violations
- Avoid common pitfalls in I-9 employment verification
- Complete each section of Form I-9 correctly
- Conduct an internal I-9 self-audit
- Prepare to defend an ICE audit of your I-9s
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- HR professionals, and Business owners
Completing Form I-9 means working through gray areas and confusing instructions, and errors can add up to six-figure liability. ICE changed its enforcement standards in 2026, so some errors once treated as technical may now bring fines.
Penalties in 2026 range from $288 to $2,861 per form for substantive paperwork violations and from $716 to $28,619 per violation for knowingly employing unauthorized workers. HR professionals and business owners will leave knowing how to reduce that exposure.
- A 5-step I-9 compliance plan for employers
- The internal I-9 audit process: finding mistakes before ICE does
- The USCIS-ICE external audit process and how to prepare
- Employer and employee responsibilities when completing Form I-9
- Processing each section of Form I-9 correctly
- Common I-9 mistakes and how to correct them
- Retention and storage rules for I-9 forms
- Civil and criminal penalties for immigration violations
- Proactive ICE audit and raid preparation
- Time for your own I-9 questions
- Apply a five-step I-9 compliance plan in your organization
- Explain the civil and criminal penalties for immigration violations
- Avoid common pitfalls in I-9 employment verification
- Complete each section of Form I-9 correctly
- Conduct an internal I-9 self-audit
- Prepare to defend an ICE audit of your I-9s
- HR professionals, and Business owners
