Politics & Government
Hobby Lobby Reaction: NY AG, Senate Dems Propose Contraceptives Coverage Bill
The proposed bill will require 90 days notice to employees before a New York company can make a change to contraceptives coverage.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Senate Democratic Conference leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins are proposing a bill that would require businesses to give 90 days notice to employees if the company plans to change coverage for contraceptives.
The bill, which will not be discussed in the state Senate until the January session, also calls for employers to notify employees what contraceptives the business does cover, according to WRGB-TV News 6 Albany.
Schneiderman and Stewart-Cousins are proposing the bill in reaction to the recent United States Supreme Court ruling in the Hobby Lobby case that states "companies do not need to offer all types of contraception on their female workers’ health plans (according to Obamacare stipulations) if to do so would conflict with their religious beliefs," according to Monroe Patch.
The Journal News reports that the bill will be called the Reproductive Rights Disclosure Act, and Schneiderman was planning to formally announce proposal Thursday afternoon.
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