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Every employer in the U.S. is legally required to maintain a complete and accurate Form I-9 for each employee hired after November 1986. However, many organizations remain unaware of the severe consequences that can arise from even minor compliance missteps. With increased scrutiny from both USCIS and ICE, employers are more at risk than ever of facing significant fines, heightened government oversight, or even criminal penalties. In this informative webinar, Fisher Phillips attorney Lauren Sobaski will break down the compliance essentials that every HR professional and business owner must know.
Lauren will walk attendees through the intricacies of properly completing Form I-9, common pitfalls that can lead to audit findings, and best practices to ensure long-term compliance. From understanding retention requirements to preparing your organization for a potential government audit, this session provides practical, actionable insights to protect your company. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of enforcement trends and build a robust compliance program that withstands federal scrutiny.
Your Benefits For Attending:
Attending this webinar will help you minimize legal risk and protect your organization from costly enforcement actions by ensuring you’re up to date on the latest I-9 compliance practices.
Who Would Benefit From This Webinar:
Lauren Sobaski is an associate in the firm’s Kansas City office. She focuses her practice on employment discrimination and related litigation, employment law training, drafting policies and procedures, and wage and hour law.
Before engaging in the practice of law, Lauren spent 15 years in human resource management. This experience gives her a unique insight into the employment law matters that are most important to her clients. Most recently, Lauren was a human resource consultant at Paychex, where she provided human resource management to 75 businesses operating in 20 states. Lauren’s significant career in human resources positions her well to work with her clients to identify and obtain practical business solutions to their toughest employment issues.
Lauren is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), which is issued by the Human Resource Certification Institute, and a Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
During law school, Lauren served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. She also interned at the United States Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor, where she worked on OSHA and wage and hour investigations.
