The New Enforcement Era: Surviving 2026 DOL, EEOC, and ICE Audit Priorities

Program Summary

In this instructor-led 75-minute session, we break down what has changed in enforcement strategy and what HR teams are being asked to produce when investigators call. As agencies coordinate more closely and rely on data-driven targeting, informal or inconsistent practices are becoming costly liabilities.

This program focuses on proactive defense. You will learn how to pressure-test your current processes, shore up documentation before it is requested, and create internal controls that withstand regulatory scrutiny. The goal is not perfection, but preparedness.

You will learn:

• The enforcement priorities driving DOL, EEOC, and ICE investigations in 2026
• Common documentation failures that escalate routine audits into penalties
• How agencies identify targets using payroll, EEO, and workforce data
• Practical steps HR can take now to reduce enforcement risk

Program Highlights

Enforcement Triggers in 2026: How Employers End Up on the Audit Radar

• What data points regulators rely on to flag employers
• How minor inconsistencies become red flags during audits
• Why “we have a policy” is no longer a sufficient defense

Audit-Ready Documentation: Producing the Right Records Before Penalties Escalate

• Records employers struggle to produce quickly and accurately
• How to align payroll, HRIS, and manager documentation
• Retention practices that reduce exposure instead of increasing it

Internal Compliance Defense: Preparing HR and Managers for Agency Contact

• Quarterly self-audits HR can conduct without legal intervention
• How to prepare managers before investigators contact them
• Steps to take when an agency inquiry arrives

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Margie Faulk, HR Compliance Advisor and E-Learning Trainer, HR Compliance Solutions, LLC

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 for violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural. 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).