Program Details
2026-09-30 14:30:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-30 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session will focus on conducting an I-9 self-audit under attorney-client privilege in today’s evolving enforcement environment. Attendees will gain practical guidance on structuring and documenting an I-9 self-audit, addressing common compliance issues, and navigating recent enforcement developments. The program will also examine penalty considerations and strategies for avoiding common pitfalls, including overcorrection, backdating, document abuse, and re-verification errors. Participants will receive a practical framework for evaluating and strengthening their organization’s I-9 compliance processes.
Kate Kalmykov
Cole Heyer 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session examines reasons that an employer may be the target of an ICE Notice of Inspection/Audit. There are a number, including some of your employees, who are unauthorized to work, have been detained by ICE; a parallel investigation by another federal agency, such as Wage & Hour, OSHA, or DEA; IRS-ICE Data-Sharing MOU and no-match SSNs, which lead to undocumented workers; a tip from a disgruntled former employee or family member; and suspicious banking transactions leading to employment of undocumented workers.
After determining possible reasons for an ICE I09 audit, we will explore how employers should respond to an NOI and what the March 2026 reclassification of 11 technical errors to substantive I-9 violations means for penalty exposure. Finally, we will discuss the issuance of Notice of Intent to Fine (NIF) and how to successfully receive lower penalties.
Attendees will leave with an understanding of why many ICE I-9 audits occur, the recommended NOI response protocol, and the ability to counsel clients across hospitality, construction, staffing, and other high-risk industries on worksite-enforcement risk.
Bruce E. Buchanan
John W. MazzeoKate Kalmykov co-chairs Greenberg Traurig’s Global Immigration & Compliance Practice from the firm’s New York and New Jersey offices, where she has spent more than two decades advising employers on business immigration, I-9 compliance, and DOL audit defense, including one of the largest EB-5 offerings in the program’s history.
Cole Heyer is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office, where his practice covers employment-based immigration across nonimmigrant and permanent-residence categories alongside I-9 compliance work for clients in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, oil and gas, retail, fashion, IT, financial services, and food and beverage.
Bruce Buchanan is Senior Counsel in Littler Mendelson’s Nashville office, practicing across immigration and global mobility, labor-management relations, wage and hour, and compliance and investigations, with a practice built substantially around I-9 audits, ICE inspection representation, and E-Verify matters.
John Mazzeo is Counsel in Seyfarth Shaw’s Immigration practice, admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, where he focuses on employment eligibility verification and immigration compliance drawn in part from his time as a former ICE trial attorney handling worksite enforcement matter.
Kate Kalmykov co-chairs Greenberg Traurig’s Global Immigration & Compliance Practice from the firm’s New York and New Jersey offices, where she has spent more than two decades advising employers on business immigration, I-9 compliance, and DOL audit defense, including one of the largest EB-5 offerings in the program’s history.
Cole Heyer is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office, where his practice covers employment-based immigration across nonimmigrant and permanent-residence categories alongside I-9 compliance work for clients in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, oil and gas, retail, fashion, IT, financial services, and food and beverage.
Bruce Buchanan is Senior Counsel in Littler Mendelson’s Nashville office, practicing across immigration and global mobility, labor-management relations, wage and hour, and compliance and investigations, with a practice built substantially around I-9 audits, ICE inspection representation, and E-Verify matters.
John Mazzeo is Counsel in Seyfarth Shaw’s Immigration practice, admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, where he focuses on employment eligibility verification and immigration compliance drawn in part from his time as a former ICE trial attorney handling worksite enforcement matter.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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