U.S. Supreme Court spurns challenge to Seattle's hotel worker insurance mandate

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to a 2018 Seattle law requiring hotels to pay for health insurance for low-wage workers pursued by a business group that argued the measure violated a federal law that regulates employee benefits.

The justices declined to hear an appeal by a group called the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) of a lower court's ruling that upheld the law. Their decision not to take up the challenge could encourage other cities and states to adopt similar requirements intended to address the widespread lack of health insurance among low-wage employees.

Democratic-governed Seattle's law requires larger hotel operators to provide up to $1,375 a month in insurance benefits or direct payments to workers. Seattle, with a population of more than 700,000 people, is a city known for its liberal politics and is the largest in Washington state.

ERIC is a nonprofit organization based in the U.S. capital representing large employers in their capacity as sponsors of employee benefit plans for their nationwide workforces.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-supreme-court-spurns-challenge-145327313.html

[Marthe48]

1. Maybe they s.c. diverted thomas et al

attention from court business. Oh look, a pregnant, homeless woman! Pile on!

[Traildogbob]

2. No worries

Low wage workers Nation Wide. The GQP majority Congress will be introducing the greatest Health Insurance, “The likes of which the world has never seen”, in TWO weeks after taking office in January. Hand grafted in 2016, aging for the right time. In Two weeks. Thank you Mr Trump Sir.

[SouthernDem4ever]

4. You'll love it bigly

[pfitz59]

5. Forcing sick employees to work

that is the option the industry wants. Perhaps organizing groups of ailing workers to cough sputum up on the guests will change their sick minds.