Protecting Your Workforce

The Northfield Rotary Club is hosting a workshop along with the Northfield Chamber of Commerce and Tourism and the City of Northfield Human Rights Commission about how to protect your workforce from immigration enforcement and ensuring I-9 compliance. 

 

We would like to have pre-registration for the workshop and if the event needs to be rescheduled or the location adjusted we would really like to have a way to contact you. So, please fill in the registration form. 

 

Date: January 8, 2026

Location: St. John’s Lutheran Church Hall (500 W Third St, Northfield, MN 55057)

Time: 6:00 to 7:30 PM

Title: Protect Your Workforce from Immigration Enforcement & Ensuring I-9 Compliance

Presenters: Loan Huynh & Jeremy Ruppert of the law firm Fredrikson & Byron, PA. Loan chairs the Fredrikson Immigration Group and also leads its I‑9 audit and corporate immigration compliance, and its H‑2 temporary workers practice areas. Jeremy is an associate who is experienced in assisting companies with worksite enforcement and I-9 inspections.

Moderator: Gina Washburn. Gina is a retired attorney who chairs the First United Church of Christ Immigrant Welcoming Ministry.

Law Firm: Fredrikson was founded 75 years ago, has grown to 400+ attorneys practicing in 50+ specialized areas from ten global offices. They have clients across the healthcare, financial services, energy, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, consumer products and technology sectors.

 This program will address:

·       What is immigration enforcement and who are the relevant agencies

• Preparation and response plans for immigration enforcement activities
• Ensuring your workforce is authorized to work
• I-9 employment verification best practices and compliance in the event of inspection