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Impact of the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby Decision
Dorsey & Whitney LLP July 3, 2014 "[T]he Hobby Lobby Stores case arose in the context of government enforcement of large tax penalties, not claims for benefits by individual plan participants.... It is possible that an employee may challenge the exclusion of contraceptive coverage as a violation of the ACA and this could lead to a review the employer's action. An employee might also bring suit based on this.... If state law mandates the health plan provide contraceptive coverage, the employer would need to assess the state law." |
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