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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are proposing bills to require Michigan employers to give information to employees and prospective workers about insurance coverage for contraceptives.
The legislation being outlined Tuesday is a response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said businesses with religious objections can opt out of paying for birth control in their employee health plans.
Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer of East Lansing and Rep. Gretchen Driskell of Saline are sponsoring the bills. The legislation would require employers to tell prospective employees about their reproductive health coverage in writing before making an offer.
Employers also would have to include the information in any job posting. Employees would have to get a written notice of a change in contraceptive coverage at least 90 days in advance.
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