--- title: "October 2018" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/october-2018" date: "2026-05-30T15:02:20+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # October 2018 [ ![3d graphic hand holding blue icons](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/ilgmyzin-Jod4QCQ_neg-unsplash-df65ed61.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537:state-and-federal-e-verify-rules-often-not-enforced&catid=172)## [State and Federal E-Verify Rules Often Not Enforced](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537:state-and-federal-e-verify-rules-often-not-enforced&catid=172) October 01, 2018 | [October 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=172) The federal E-Verify system was started in the 1990s as a voluntary program, but became mandatory for federal contractors in 2009. Even among employers signing up for E-Verify, however, collected data indicates that many employers sign up for E-Verify but do not use it, at least not in all cases. For example, it has been reported that Georgia has the most… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537:state-and-federal-e-verify-rules-often-not-enforced&catid=172) [ ![dart target with 2 darts on a wall](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/engin-akyurt-bPiuY2ZSlvU-unsplash-df4736d6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=536:mission-and-purpose-not-only-necessary-for-company-mission-statements&catid=172)## [Mission and Purpose Not Only Necessary for Company Mission Statements](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=536:mission-and-purpose-not-only-necessary-for-company-mission-statements&catid=172) October 01, 2018 | [October 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=172) Larger employers today often have mission statements. At the same time, in today’s tight labor market, anything that will improve hiring and retention is considered important. One approach is to encourage employees to have a mission and purpose within the company. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=536:mission-and-purpose-not-only-necessary-for-company-mission-statements&catid=172) [ ![squirrel eating a nut](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/b5/mathew-schwartz-mRitYzw9_-I-unsplash-b5ad191a.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=535:dealing-with-an-employee-who-other-employees-complain-about-being-a-nut-case&catid=172)## [Dealing with an Employee Who Other Employees Complain about Being a "Nut Case"](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=535:dealing-with-an-employee-who-other-employees-complain-about-being-a-nut-case&catid=172) October 01, 2018 | [October 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=172) Many companies have experienced situations in which employees complained of a co-worker they considered a "nut case." A recent ruling from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals illustrates these situations and provides some guidance to employers. Painter v. Illinois Department of Transportation, 2017 BL 435456 (C.A. 7, 12/6/17). [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=535:dealing-with-an-employee-who-other-employees-complain-about-being-a-nut-case&catid=172) [ ![laptop computer indoors, by fireplace, email](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/stephen-phillips-hostreviews-co-uk-3Mhgvrk4tjM-unsplash-25c35f0f.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=534:nlrb-counsel-supports-employer-s-right-to-prohibit-union-organizing-emails-on-company-equipment&catid=172)## [NLRB Counsel Supports Employer's Right to Prohibit Union Organizing Emails on Company Equipment](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=534:nlrb-counsel-supports-employer-s-right-to-prohibit-union-organizing-emails-on-company-equipment&catid=172) October 01, 2018 | [October 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=172) The National Labor Relations Board has ruled on many occasions in the past that employees have no statutory right to use an employer's equipment or media as long as the employer's restrictions are non-discriminatory. Thus, an employer may place non-discriminatory restrictions on the use of its equipment for business purposes, such as bulletin boards, copyi… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=534:nlrb-counsel-supports-employer-s-right-to-prohibit-union-organizing-emails-on-company-equipment&catid=172) [ ![a blurry abstract photo of a person, red background](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/34/guillaume-bourdages-WDbuusPOnkM-unsplash-3440a807.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=533:new-joint-employer-federal-rule-proposed&catid=172)## [New "Joint Employer" Federal Rule Proposed](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=533:new-joint-employer-federal-rule-proposed&catid=172) October 01, 2018 | [October 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=172) The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed a new federal rule to solve the controversial issue of whether one employer is considered a "joint employer" of another's employees. Under the proposed rule, an employer may be found to be a joint employer of another employer's employees only if it possesses and exercises substantial, direct and immedi… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=533:new-joint-employer-federal-rule-proposed&catid=172) ## 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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