--- title: "October 2017" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/october-2017" date: "2026-06-29T22:55:21+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # October 2017 ## [TEXAS COURT NULLIFIES OBAMA-ERA OT RATE HIKE: WHAT’S NEXT?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=474:texas-court-nullifies-obama-era-ot-rate-hike-what-s-next&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) On August 31, 2017, in Nevada v. U.S. Department of Labor, 2017 WL 3780085 (S.D. Tex.), a federal court in Texas formally nullified the Obama administration's dramatic revisions to the federal overtime rule. The court held that the previous Administration exceeded the authority Congress gave it when it dramatically expanded the number of people entitl… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=474:texas-court-nullifies-obama-era-ot-rate-hike-what-s-next&catid=152) ## [THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DACA DEVELOPMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=473:the-significance-of-the-daca-developments&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) On September 5, 2017, President Trump announced that he would end the program that protects undocumented immigrants that entered the U.S. as children, while urging Congress to pass broad immigration legislation protecting these persons. The Obama Administration initiated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2012 stating that immigratio… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=473:the-significance-of-the-daca-developments&catid=152) ## [EXPANDED EEO-1 PAY DATA FORM PUT ON HOLD](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=472:expanded-eeo-1-pay-data-form-put-on-hold&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) On August 29, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) informed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that it is initiating a review and immediate stay of the new pay data collection aspects of the EEO-1 form that was developed during the Obama Administration. The expanded form would have required employers with 100 or more employe… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=472:expanded-eeo-1-pay-data-form-put-on-hold&catid=152) ## [EEOC AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION ISSUES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=471:eeoc-and-justice-department-on-opposite-sides-of-class-action-waiver-and-sexual-orientation-issues&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) A somewhat interesting situation has resulted from the change in administrations, with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) taking opposite positions in a couple of important pending court cases. In October, two arguments will be heard in a U.S. Supreme Court case that is actually a consolidation of several cas… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=471:eeoc-and-justice-department-on-opposite-sides-of-class-action-waiver-and-sexual-orientation-issues&catid=152) ## [EEOC REQUIRED TO FURTHER REVIEW WELLNESS PROGRAM REGULATIONS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=466:eeoc-required-review-wellness&catid=152) November 14, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) Employer wellness programs have become increasingly popular in recent years as a device that might be a "win-win" to reduce health care costs, improve employee health and productivity, and also show that the company is interested in the well-being of its employees. 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