US Supreme Court to Take Up Hospital Workers' Pension Dispute

US Supreme Court to Take Up Hospital Workers' Pension Dispute

 

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up cases about whether hospitals that are affiliated with

 religious groups can use their church affiliations to get  exemptions from federal pension law. The justices

 agreed to hear the appeals of three nonprofit hospital systems — Dignity Health in California, Advocate

 Health Care Network in Illinois and Saint Peter's Healthcare System in New Jersey — which are being sued by employees for underfunding pension plans. The employees...