Administration: Employers Opting Out Of Contraception Mandate Must Notify Employees

The Obama administration on Thursday (July 17) made clear that closely held corporations deciding in the middle of a plan year to stop covering contraceptive services without cost-sharing for employees -- in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the ACA requirement -- must notify their workers about the reduction in benefits. One attorney familiar with ERISA said the administration must be anticipating some increased activity by closely held corporations to opt out of the contraception coverage requirement because of...