2026 Form I-9 Changes & New ICE Penalties: What Every Employer Must Do to Stay Compliant

Duration: 90 minutes

Speaker: Margie Faulk

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ABOUT THE EVENT

For decades, employers have relied on the fact that many Form I-9 mistakes were considered technical errors, allowing time to correct them during an ICE inspection.

That has changed.

On March 16, 2026, ICE revised its Form I-9 inspection guidance, expanding the list of errors now classified as substantive violations. Mistakes that were once correctable may now result in immediate penalties, significantly increasing employers' compliance risk.

Organizations that continue following outdated I-9 practices could face substantial financial exposure, especially those maintaining hundreds or thousands of I-9 forms. Waiting until an ICE audit to correct these errors is no longer a safe strategy.

This webinar explains what changed, how the new enforcement approach impacts employers, and the practical steps you should take now to reduce liability before an ICE inspection.

Areas Covered

Learn the new substantive error definitions and how employers can mitigate risk.
Understand which technical errors have been reclassified as substantive violations.
Review the current ICE penalties and potential fines.
Discover practical steps to reduce employer liability.
Learn why HR and onboarding team training is more important than ever.
Understand how an internal I-9 audit can help reduce risk before an ICE inspection.
Learn how to build an effective internal I-9 audit based on the new error definitions.

Who Should Attend

Employers
Business Owners
Company Leadership
HR Professionals
Compliance Professionals
Onboarding Professionals

Speaker(s)

Margie Faulk

Margie Faulk, PHR, SHRM-CP is a senior level human resources professional with over 14 years of HR management and compliance experience. A former Compliance Officer for Federal Defense Contracting Industry, Margie has worked as an HR and Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s focus is on multi-state, national, state and local workplace compliance. Additionally, Margie is working on International compliance initiatives globally which includes workplace compliance in other countries like the UK, Canada, France, Brazil, China, Africa, Mexico and India, just to name a few.

Margie has created and presented seminars/webinars for many compliance institutes. These national training providers, offer compliance training to professionals, business owners and companies interested in having their company compliant with workplace and industry regulations.

Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from Society for Human Resources Management. Margie has completed the Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional training and is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).

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Credits: 1.5

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Credits: 1.5

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