At issue in the case is the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employer-provided insurance plans include coverage for contraception. The owners of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood, both privately held companies, argue this mandate violates the First Amendment’s protection of the free exercise of religion.... But this contention runs counter to the foundation of corporate law itself, which is that companies are legal entities distinct from their owners. If someone trips and falls in a Hobby Lobby store, the Green family isn’t liable (unless they acted negligently as directors). So why are they liable—legally or morally—for the company’s insurance plan?...
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:54:38 +0000
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