Contraceptive mandate is overturned for closely held companies with religious objections
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/14
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that closely held corporations can't be required to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives over their owners' religious objections. The contraceptive mandate, enacted as part of the Obama administration's health-care law, violates the private companies' rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the court…