Workplace Identity Fraud: Why It's Surging and How To Respond

Identity fraud in hiring is no longer a fringe issue — it’s become one of the fastest-growing threats to employers, HR teams, and compliance leaders. As organizations face increasing pressure to fill roles quickly, fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated, using high-quality counterfeit IDs, borrowed identities, manipulated biometrics, and even generative-AI–based deepfake documents to secure employment they are not legally authorized to hold.

This webinar breaks down the real reasons workplace identity fraud is accelerating and provides a clear, practical roadmap for how employers can respond. We’ll examine current fraud patterns across industries, including construction, hospitality, logistics, healthcare, and remote-first organizations — the sectors fraudsters target most aggressively. You’ll learn how identity fraud impacts Form I-9 compliance, E-Verify accuracy, workforce security, payroll integrity, and organizational risk exposure.

Most importantly, we’ll cover the proven strategies employers can use to protect themselves. From modern document authentication and biometric identity verification to workflow automation and audit-ready compliance practices, we’ll walk through how to strengthen your hiring process without adding friction for legitimate employees.

Whether you’re an HR leader, compliance officer, PEO, staffing firm, or security professional, this session will equip you with a practical framework for identifying fraud early, preventing costly violations, and building a workforce rooted in trust and legal compliance.

Join us to understand the threat — and the tools that finally put identity fraud on the defensive.

About the hosts

Janice Kephart

Janice Kephart is a national security changemaker, biometrics pioneer, and entrepreneur whose work has shaped global identity standards and border policy. As Counsel to the 9/11 Commission, her words in the Final Report—calling for systems to “assure a person is who they say they are”—helped redefine national security as border security. With 19 Congressional testimonies, she has been instrumental in linking identity assurance to the prevention of terrorist travel and fraud. Internationally respected for her work in biometrics, Kephart co-founded Identity Strategy Partners to modernize identity frameworks across government and industry. Today, she leads ZipID, an innovative platform revolutionizing employment compliance through real-time biometric I-9 authentication. From helping craft international border requirements to advancing federal identity strategy, Kephart’s lifelong commitment to protecting people through policy, technology, and law is clear. She builds where others hesitate—turning risk into resilience.

Learn more: | identitystrategy.com | zipidapp.com | LinkedIn | Wikipedia

Melanie Parrish

Melanie Parrish is a dynamic HR leader with over two decades of experience aligning people strategy with business growth. Known for her strategic insight and hands-on approach, she has partnered with visionary founders and entrepreneurial CEOs to build high-performing teams and scalable organizations. As Head of People & Culture at Quicksilver Scientific, Melanie led the HR function through a period of significant expansion, helping the company triple both its headcount and revenue. Her ability to navigate and support entrepreneurial environments, build culture, drive engagement, and operationalize talent strategies has made her a trusted partner in growth-focused environments. Melanie holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maryland and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). In 2023, Melanie founded Strategic People Solutions with a single goal: to partner with founders in bringing their vision to life – by building people strategies that are a core driver of business success.