Except they also can EXCLUDE things - until the government (mostly States prior to Obamacare) mandates coverage. Oh and the mandates of Obamacare apply not just to group plans, they also apply to all individual plans.

Wow, keep screaming idiot and fucking and you must be right. The lawsuit was over the Obama Administration refusing to provide “reasonable accommodation” that would allow the nuns to both not pay for birth control and not be directly involved in the provisioning of such coverage. One of those accommodations would have…

Errr, then why did Obamacare need to add a list of “must cover” items? Are you saying it’s impossible to omit certain coverages from group plans?

“Yes, there are a few employers with what they believe are legitimate moral issues but the real purpose of the lawsuits was an attempt to scuttle the program.”

If Gawker would explain what is going on, rather than try and distort things to score political points, you would understand you have very little to worry about. Try this...

Sorry if I came across harshly. I’ve just followed this issue (and am really annoyed about the whole “emotional support animal” b.s. that people pull).

And as for case law, there is plenty. The best I could find from a very quick search is: https://www.animallaw.info/case/dilorenzo-v-costco-wholesale-corp

There are Department of Labor regulations that specifically address the issue. The relevant section is here: https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleII_2010/titleII_2010_regulations.htm#a35136

Buy your own condoms?

How many different ways can folks distort the simple statement:

You are assuming good faith. The fact is (unfortunately) that a lot of people routinely sue for silly violations of the ADA.

Your first question is wrong. And can actually get you sued as a business owner. Gotta love the law.

Similarly, calling 911 may not be the fastest way to protect yourself from an intruder in your house. Self-reliance is a good thing in many situations.

She was trying to womansplain football to him. That is not acceptable.

It’s not “challenging conservatives locally on their home turf” when you elect a progressive city mayor in a liberal city that was previously held by a Democrat. It pulls the Democrats further to the left, which makes statewide wins LESS likely.

I thought Trump was a Russian stooge. I’m so confused. First he provides missile defense systems to the Poles, now this.

And in response, the cost has actually been significantly reduced. Apparently the tweeting works.

Step 1: Get a dog.

Thank you. I couldn’t really ask for a better personification of my point about the culture of sites like Deadspin debasing political issues into insults.

Thanks for making my point. Although I stopped reading after the first line.