Industry reacts to Hobby Lobby decision

EBN asked legal experts and others for their thoughts on the Supreme Court’s decision. Here’s what they had to say. [Image: Shutterstock]

“Nothing the Supreme Court does surprises me anymore. For the most part, there are no implications for employers. They will still offer group health plans, which will in the vast majority of instances, still offer contraceptive coverage. Only closely held companies whose owners harbor religious objections are affected, and one has to assume that HHS will follow the court’s lead and expand the ‘religious accommodation’ that is currently available to tax-exempts to affected employers – under that accommodation, the carrier offers the contraceptive coverage.” [Image: Mintz Levin]