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When it comes to employment eligibility verification, few documents are as critical and error prone as the Form I-9. HR juggles compliance, onboarding, and documentation every day, but one misstep with Form I-9 can lead to significant consequences in 2025. This is especially true when it involves what's known as a substantive error. 

Welcome to Part 1 of our 3-part research series, “I-9 Compliance Trends: Enforcement Risks and Best Practices.” 

The regulatory pressures on human resources are intensifying. Between shifting federal mandates, evolving pay transparency laws, and rising scrutiny of workforce practices, compliance has become a strategic risk for even the most seasoned HR leaders. 

OutSolve, a leading national provider of employment compliance solutions, is expanding its service capabilities through a new collaboration with Roffman Horvitz, PLC, a law firm with decades of experience assisting government contractor and other employers with human resources compliance and employment data analytics. This alignment delivers a powerful combination of legal insight and operational support, designed to help employers strengthen compliance programs, reduce risk, and navigate government scrutiny with confidence. 

This article is part of an ongoing legal series designed to provide insight and practical guidance on current and emerging workplace compliance issues. These insights shared by lawyers are based on their interpretation of existing regulations and proposed changes, and intended for informational purposes, not to be regarded as legal advice.

One of your top priorities as an HR professional is maintaining compliance with various state and federal regulations. A key compliance regulation effecting all employers is making sure that any employee hired onto your payroll is legally eligible to work in the United States. This is where Form I-9, the employment eligibility verification form, comes into play.  

Imagine an ICE agent walks into your workplace and hands you a Notice of Inspection (NOI) for a Form I-9 audit. What do you do? 

OutSolve has invited John C. Fox, Esq. as a guest blogger providing legal insights on EEO and compliance issues. The views expressed in his posts are his and do not reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.

OutSolve has invited John C. Fox, Esq. as a guest blogger providing legal insights on EEO and compliance issues. The views expressed in his posts are his and do not reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.

OutSolve has invited John C. Fox, Esq. as a guest blogger providing legal insights on EEO and compliance issues. The views expressed in his posts are his and do not reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.