The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a landmark decision in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Inc. case last week, asserting that certain employers with religious objections can deny paying for contraception under the Affordable Care Act. Michael Landen, a partner at Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, …

The Supreme Court’s decision is limited insofar as it only applies to “closely held business.” However, that limitation is deceiving since many large employers qualify as “closely held” based upon their ownership structure, such a Hobby Lobby. The decision is a potential slippery slope as it now opens the door …