By David Goldstein On April 25, 2012, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) presented a short webinar on “The Status of Pending Compliance Evaluations of Entities that Participate in Tricare Networks” to provide additional information on the agency’s position regarding jurisdiction over health care providers. First, the agency confirmed that it continues to take… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to OFCCP RSS FeedOFCCP Webinar on Pending Compliance Audits of TRICARE Participants Rescheduled
As discussed in our March 14 blog post, the OFCCP webinar on the Status of Pending Compliance Evaluations of Entities that Participate in TRICARE Networks, which was originally scheduled for that date was postponed. The webinar has now been scheduled for April 25, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar requires registration here.
OFCCP Webinar on Pending Compliance Audits of TRICARE Participants Cancelled
By David Goldstein As discussed in our March 14 blog post, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) had scheduled a webinar for today on the Status of Pending Compliance Evaluations of Entities that Participate in TRICARE Networks. That webinar was cancelled today without prior notice or explanation. In response to inquiries about the change,… Continue Reading
Despite Congressional Action OFCCP Signals Intent to Continue Litigating TRICARE
By David Goldstein Confusion continues to reign regarding when hospitals and healthcare providers must comply with the affirmative action requirements applicable to government contractors. Indeed, even the one issue that appeared to be settled last year by Congressional action may remain a subject of controversy. As previously reported in this blog, under the Obama administration, the… Continue Reading
Senate Committee Defense Appropriations Bill Would Exempt TRICARE Network Providers from OFCCP Requirements
By Ilyse Schuman On June 21, 2011, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved (pdf) a draft of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (pdf) that would end efforts by the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to extend federal affirmative action obligations to hospitals that participate in or accept… Continue Reading
OFCCP Issues Guidance for Health Care Providers and Insurers to Assess Whether They Are Subject to OFCCP Requirements
On December 16, 2010, OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu signed Directive 293 to provide “comprehensive guidance for assessing when health care providers and insurers are federal contractors and subcontractors based on their relationship with a Federal health care program or with participants in a Federal health care program.” This new directive was aimed at clarifying the confusion… Continue Reading
ALJ Finds Hospitals Receiving More Than $50,000 in TRICARE Reimbursement Subject to OFCCP Regulations
A Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge held in OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando, 2009-OFC-2 (Oct. 18, 2010) that a hospital that participated in and received more than $50,000 in reimbursement from the Department of Defense’s TRICARE program was a federal government subcontractor and, as a result, was required to comply with the affirmative action… Continue Reading