Hobby Lobby Joins Battle Over Oklahoma Pharmacy Manager Law

Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. jumped into a legal battle over an Oklahoma law regulating pharmacy benefit managers, saying there’s “no point” in allowing the state to enforce the law until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether these types of regulations are permissible.

The crafting giant’s May 15 amicus brief voices support for the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association’s ongoing effort to have the Oklahoma law invalidated for interfering with the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Hobby Lobby, along with the State Chamber of Oklahoma, says the state shouldn’t be allowed to enforce a law that might be invalid once the ...