Hospital That Participates in TRICARE Is Subject to OFCCP Jurisdiction, ALJ Rules

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has jurisdiction over 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, the DOL Office of Administrative Law Judges ruled Oct. 18 (OFCCP v. Fla. Hosp. of Orlando).

Granting summary judgment to OFCCP, Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Tureck held that Florida Hospital of Orlando is a federal subcontractor because it participates in a health care provider network established by Humana Military Healthcare Services Inc., which has a federal contract ...