How to Survive an I-9 Audit

Why Should You Attend:

Whenever an employer hires an individual, the employer must prepare an I-9 that confirms the applicant’s identity and that the applicant is legally authorized to work in the United States.

ICE conducts over 60,000 I-9 inspections each year. In addition, ICE has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of Contract Compliance Programs and the Wage and Hour Division where these agencies will inspect your I-9s during an OFCCP audit or a wage and hour investigation. Failure to complete the I-9 properly can lead to civil and criminal penalties (up to $3000) for each unauthorized working alien and a prison sentence of up to six months.

In addition, an executive order requires federal contractors to use e-verify to determine the validity of the documents produced during theI-9 process, and many states have similar laws. How do you fill out an I-9 properly? Do you know when you can hire a foreigner who is not a U.S. citizen? How do you e-verify?

This 90-minute webinar will provide answers for all the above.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Time limits for filling out the I-9.
• What are acceptable documents for I-9 production?
• When can you assume that a document is legitimate?
• Do you have to keep a copy of the documents you have reviewed?
• When can foreigners work in the United States?  What is the difference between a B, H, J, L, and TN visas?
• What about foreigners who are attending school and need to work as part of their practical training degree requirements?
• How do you use e-verify?
• Who requires e-verify?
• Why is e-verify so controversial?
• Tips for surviving the new era of worksite enforcement

Who Will Benefit:

• HR managers
• Supervisors
• Labor department personnel
• Employee Relations personnel
• Management
• All companies, private and governmental organizations
• Hiring officials
• Anyone who has the initial responsibility for preparing I-9s in satellite or remote offices

Instructor Profile:

Susan Fahey Desmond has been representing management in all areas of labor and employment law since her graduation from the University Of Tennessee School Of Law since 1985. She is a shareholder in a firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group and works from the firm's Gulf Coast office. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi (B.A., 1982) and the University Of Tennessee School Of Law (J.D., 1985). Ms. Desmond is a member of the Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida and Colorado Bar Associations. She is also a member of the Federal and American (member, Labor and Employment Law Section; past chair, Labor Committee; Executive Council Coordinator, Young Lawyers Section; member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section; member, Emerging Issues Committee) Bar Associations. Ms. Desmond has served as a director for both The Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division and the Jackson Young Lawyers Association.

She is a former secretary of the Mississippi Women's Lawyers Association. Ms. Desmond was named the 1997-98 Outstanding Young Lawyer in Mississippi and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, MidSouth Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, Labor and Employment Law sections.

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