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

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Margie Faulk

Speaker: Margie Faulk

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Date
01 September, 2026 (Tuesday)
Time
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration
90 Minutes

Overview

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Organizations that continue following outdated I-9 practices could face substantial financial exposure, especially those maintaining hundreds or thousands of I-9 forms.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.

Area 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 Will Benefit?

  • Employers
  • Business Owners
  • Company Leadership
  • HR Professionals
  • Compliance Professionals
  • Onboarding Professionals

Speaker

Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors.  Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.

Margie is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulations.

Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s trainings.

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

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