--- title: "October 2016" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/october-2016" date: "2026-06-09T22:39:13+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # October 2016 ## [NLRB NOW ATTACKING NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=416:nlrb-now-attacking-non-competition-agreements&catid=137) October 04, 2016 | [October 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=137) Many employers, union and non-union, require employees to enter into non-competition and confidentiality agreements. These provisions typically prohibit employees from using confidential company information outside their work relationships, and prohibit employees from competing against the employer during and for a certain period of time after their e… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=416:nlrb-now-attacking-non-competition-agreements&catid=137) ## [OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES NEW RULES ON UNFAIR IMMIGRATION-RELATED PRACTICES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=415:obama-administration-proposes-new-rules-on-unfair-immigration-related-practices&catid=137) October 04, 2016 | [October 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=137) The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) prohibited certain discriminatory immigration-related employment practices because of a person's citizenship or national origin. In 1990 Congress added a new provision prohibiting certain discriminatory documentary practices during the employment eligibility verification process (also called the Fo… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=415:obama-administration-proposes-new-rules-on-unfair-immigration-related-practices&catid=137) ## [SOCIAL SECURITY MISMATCH LETTERS REDUX: EMPLOYERS NOW FACING MISMATCHES RELATED TO OBAMACARE REPORTING](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=414:social-security-mismatch-letters-redux-employers-now-facing-mismatches-related-to-obamacare-reporting&catid=137) October 04, 2016 | [October 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=137) Employers have always feared receiving the dreaded "mismatch" letter from the Social Security Administration ("SSA") and have struggled to implement consistent and comprehensive plans to address these situations. SSA would generally send these types of letters to employers to resolve any discrepancies in matching the employee's name and social securit… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=414:social-security-mismatch-letters-redux-employers-now-facing-mismatches-related-to-obamacare-reporting&catid=137) ## 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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