HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A divided Montana Supreme Court says forcing a Hutterite religious colony to pay workers’ compensation insurance for jobs outside the commune is not an unconstitutional intrusion into religion.
Monday’s 4-3 decision upholds a 2009 law requiring religious organizations to carry workers’ comp insurance. The Legislature passed the law after businesses complained they couldn’t outbid the Hutterites.
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