The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 ordered a New York court to reconsider a ruling that upheld a state regulation requiring employer health plans to cover abortions. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets.
Lower Court Ruling Vacated
The Supreme Court vacated the ruling by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department and sent it back to the lower court for review in light of a decision last term, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Religious groups led by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany challenged the regulation. The mandate included narrow religious exemptions, but they covered only entities with the purpose of spreading religious values or that employ primarily people of the “same religious persuasion.”
