On July 2, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a final rule1 amending its regulations to confirm the agency lacks jurisdiction over health care providers whose sole government contract is...more
7/8/2020
/ Affirmative Action ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
NDAA ,
NPRM ,
OFCCP ,
Public Comment ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
TRICARE
On May 18, 2018, the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a directive ending uncertainty as to whether efforts to audit TRICARE participants will resume in 2019 and signaling an encouraging...more
On April 18, 2018, in another step signaling increased transparency for federal contractors, OFCCP issued a release describing its methodology for selecting and scheduling federal contractors for audit in 2018. ...more
Public discourse on "healthcare" has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more
4/12/2016
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Ban the Box ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Discrimination ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Harassment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
Over the past several years, we have written repeatedly about the efforts of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (the OFCCP) to gain jurisdiction over health care providers based solely on providers'...more
5/15/2014
/ Affirmative Action ,
Contractor Audits ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Jurisdiction ,
Military Service Members ,
OFCCP ,
TRICARE
On July 22, 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) won a surprising victory before the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Administrative Review Board (ARB), breathing new life into the agency’s efforts to...more