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The HHS Contraception Coverage Mandate: How Did We Get Here? (con’t)
Adding greater complexity to the issue, in 2007 the same 8th Circuit Court of Appeals essentially rejected the revised EEOC guideline when it ruled in In re Union Pacific Railroad that refusing to provide contraceptive coverage did not violate either Title VII or the PDA. This court held that because …
Notes for: The HHS Contraception Coverage Mandate: How Did We Get Here?
[i] The full title is “Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Heath Insurance Issuers Relating to the Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” The Interim Rules were originally released in July 2010. [ii] The Interim Final Rules does contain a grandfather clause …
Life, faith of 112-year-old Corpus Christi parishioner remembered
August 3, 2012 By Patricia McGeever Emelie Bernadine Weil’s life stretched through three centuries. When she died on July 2, she was five months shy of turning 113 years old. Her family said they’ve been told she was the eighth oldest person in the United States, and she was documented …
Bergh takes over as CEO of Catholic Charities SWO
August 2, 2012 By John Stegeman The new boss of Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio (CCSWO) has only had the job three months, but he’s already working to improve the reach of services offered to those who need them most.
Fitz to be inducted into Dayton ‘Walk of Fame’
August 1, 2012 DAYTON, Ohio — Marianist Brother Raymond L. Fitz, the longest-serving president in University of Dayton history, will be inducted into the Dayton Walk of Fame Sept. 20.
Battling for prayer
August 1, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel A few weeks ago, I was asked and gladly accepted to be a part of our first CREDO retreat in the northern part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Letting go of ourselves
August 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Don’t you just dread meetings? A great meeting, say business communications experts, should last no more than one hour. Yet, most of the ones that I attend seem to go on and on, with the average meeting time being three hours. It seems that …
Catholic Family Fuel: Family rituals celebrate family unity, God’s presence
August 1, 2012 By Sister Janet Schaeffler, OP My two-year-old great nephew loves his own bed, his own blanket and his little turtle and lamb that go to bed with him each night. On his second birthday, he received some new things for his bedroom, including a new comforter and …
Medical trip to Haiti humbles local surgeon
August 1, 2012 By Melinda Zemper Dr. Steve Kleeman has traveled widely, with several recent trips to Honduras to perform gynecologic surgeries for underserved women.
What keeps me Catholic? Judaism
August 1, 2012 By Michael Daley This past January, prior to our school’s annual participation in the March for Life in Washington, D.C., we visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. In order to get to the permanent exhibit, you have to take an elevator to the fourth floor. Upon boarding …