ARB Reconsiders Florida Hospital Ruling; 3-2 Finds OFCCP Jurisdiction, Remands Case

A divided Labor Department Administrative Review Board July 22 agreed to reconsider a split en banc ruling dismissing for lack of jurisdiction an Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs complaint against a Florida hospital that provides medical services for a federal contractor that administers a network for TRICARE, the Defense Department’s health care program for active and retired military members (OFCCP v. Fla. Hosp. of Orlando).

In October 2012, a two-judge plurality found that Section 715 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 removed OFCCP jurisdiction over Florida Hospital of Orlando under both prongs of ...