Whichever way the court rules, the decision will have a major impact on individuals and businesses across the country, including engineering and construction firms and their workers.
Issues that the justices will examine include whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all individuals obtain health insurance, or else be subject to a penalty, is constitutional. If the court determines that "individual mandate" provision is unconstitutional, the justices also must decide whether the entire health-care law must also be invalidated.