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On August 13, 2025, a federal trial court struck down the 2017 rules that had expanded employer exemptions from the ACA’s contraceptive mandate. The court ruled the exemptions were arbitrary and capricious, leaving only narrow religious exemptions and an accommodation process in place. Employers who relied on the 2017 rules must now reassess compliance strategies, either providing coverage or working through the formal accommodation process.