--- title: "December 2015" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/december-2015" date: "2026-05-30T11:49:22+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # December 2015 ## [OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT REFUSING TO HIRE OR DISCHARGING EMPLOYEES PRESENTING A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242:other-concerns-about-refusing-to-hire-or-discharging-employees-presenting-a-new-social-security-number&catid=71) May 13, 2016 | [December 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=71) In our March newsletter, we discussed a provision in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Handbook for Employers, Guidance for Completing Form I-9, which deals with a situation where an employee informs the employer that his or her identity is different from that previously used to complete Form I-9. The Guidance states that: "In that circums… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242:other-concerns-about-refusing-to-hire-or-discharging-employees-presenting-a-new-social-security-number&catid=71) ## [CONCEPT OF DISPARATE TREATMENT EXAMINED CONCERNING APPLICATION OF ATTENDANCE RULES AND OTHERS COMMITTING SIMILAR OFFENSE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=241:concept-of-disparate-treatment-examined-concerning-application-of-attendance-rules-and-others-committing-similar-offense&catid=71) May 13, 2016 | [December 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=71) A recent case illustrates important principles concerning whether an employer has equally applied its attendance policies, as well as its other work rules. Watkins v. EFP, LLC, 125 FEP Cases 1756 (N.D. Ala. 2014). The African-American plaintiff first contended that the employer treated him differently than a similarly-situated white employee whe… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=241:concept-of-disparate-treatment-examined-concerning-application-of-attendance-rules-and-others-committing-similar-offense&catid=71) ## [RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION WHEN EMPLOYEE ORDERED TO TAKE DRUG TEST](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=240:right-to-representation-when-employee-ordered-to-take-drug-test&catid=71) May 13, 2016 | [December 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=71) A couple of recent cases from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) create additional issues for employers when unionized employees refuse to take drug tests, and/or demand some type of representation prior to taking such tests. Some 40 years ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case involving a unionized employer that, when an employee is questi… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=240:right-to-representation-when-employee-ordered-to-take-drug-test&catid=71) ## [ELECTION RESULTS SINCE QUICKIE ELECTION RULE WENT INTO EFFECT IN APRIL](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=239:election-results-since-quickie-election-rule-went-into-effect-in-april&catid=71) May 13, 2016 | [December 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=71) Jim Wimberly attended a presentation by the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Richard Griffin, in San Diego, California, on November 11, 2015. Griffin presented up-to-date election statistics on petitions filed for elections with the NLRB for the first six months under the new quickie election rules, running from mid-April to mi… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=239:election-results-since-quickie-election-rule-went-into-effect-in-april&catid=71) ## Top 10 Content (All-Time) - [![person outdoors standing with a sign that says, I'm sticking with my union](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/manny-becerra-GTPK-Wt1qoY-unsplash-c95084a4.jpg) Union Fines Employee $22,000.00 for Crossing Picket Lines ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=310:union-fines-employee-crossing-picket-lines&catid=53) - [![chickens, roosters](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/iq1f9gmtie0-2e8806a5.jpg) OSHA Regional Emphasis Program for Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362:osha-regional-emphasis-program-for-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![lightbulb sticky note on board](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/absolutvision-82TpEld0_e4-unsplash-5c5067af.jpg) GOVERNMENT Position: Worker Presents New Social Security Number and States Previous Documents Were Not Real ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367:government-position-worker-presents-new-social-security-number-and-states-previous-documents-were-not-real&catid=52) - [![poultry farm](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/thomas-iversen-4W8FgDVyUME-unsplash-d3ac22fc.jpg) OSHA ALERT: OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Targets Southeastern Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370:osha-alert-osha-regional-emphasis-program-targets-southeastern-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![AI post it note](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/hitesh-choudhary-t1PaIbMTJIM-unsplash-523fd46e.jpg) AI Is Another Relevant Area of Employment Law Issues ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1310:ai-employment-law-issues&catid=53) - [![What Does It Take to Create a Hostile Work Environment? 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