KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) - A company in the Grand Rapids area is not required to provide employee health insurance for birth control as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
A federal judge says Autocam is covered by the court's decision last year in the Hobby Lobby case. Some private employers can avoid the contraceptive requirement in the Affordable Care Act.
Autocam, based in Kentwood, makes auto parts and medical supplies. It is owned by the family of chief executive John Kennedy, a Roman Catholic who opposes contraception and abortion.
Autocam sued the government in 2012. Grand Rapids federal Judge Robert Jonker signed an order Monday in favor of the company. The government will be on hook for Autocam's legal bills.