HELENA, Mont.
- A sharply divided Montana Supreme Court has ruled that forcing a
Hutterite religious colony to pay workers' compensation insurance for
jobs outside the commune is not an unconstitutional intrusion into
religion.
The 4-3 decision upholds a 2009 law requiring religious
organizations to carry workers' compensation insurance, which the
Legislature passed after businesses complained they could not outbid the
religious workers.
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