Hobby Lobby finally closed all of its stores in the U.
Are hobby lobby closing?
Arts and crafts store ‘Hobby Lobby’ in North Dallas sits closed after officials posted for them to stop opening to public in Dallas, April 3, 2020.
Some stores were still open despite being deemed nonessential. Hobby Lobby finally closed all of its stores in the U.
The Hobby Lobby chain is closing all its stores in protest over a federal contraceptives mandate .
Hobby Lobby has come under fire from employees and officials in some states where the stores remained open or reopened after being told by officials to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , which has caused numerous businesses around the nation to close and government officials to issue “shelter in place” and business closure orders.
A Hobby Lobby store is seen April 4, 2020 , in Vernon Hills.
Hobby Lobby CEO David Green wrote an op-ed in 2016 saying that Trump was “our only hope for a Supreme Court that will protect freedom of religion,” and has periodically been the subject of controversy since. Regardless, Hobby Lobby enthusiasts, you’ll be glad to know that the stores are back in action .
While the stores are closed , the company is ending its emergency leave pay and paid time off benefits. Employees will still have medical, dental, life, and long-term disability benefits for employees while furloughed through at least May 1, 2020, according to Hobby Lobby’s statement.
From there, Hobby Lobby has become one of the nation’s largest arts and crafts retailers, with more than 500 locations in 41 states. Our children grew up into fine business leaders, and today we run Hobby Lobby together, as a family. We’re Christians, and we run our business on Christian principles.
Hobby Lobby, a chain of craft stores, leased its Vernon Hills location in July 2012, taking over a 46,984-square-foot space formerly home to a Dominick’s supermarket. The current landlord, NARE Hawthorn Village Commons , bought the center in 2017.
Why did Hobby Lobby file a lawsuit?
Hobby Lobby is the largest and only non-Catholic-owned business to file a lawsuit against the Health and Human Services mandate that forces all companies , regardless of religious conviction, to provide coverage of drugs the lawsuit alleges are abortion-inducing, including the morning-after pill and week-after pill.
In 2012 Hobby Lobby CEO David Green wrote a column in USA Today explaining why he was suing the federal government over a provision in the Affordable Care Act . He did not say that the company’s stores could close.
What’s going on with the new Panda Express in Vernon Hills?
An illustration of the Hawthorn Village Commons shopping center in Vernon Hills, where Hobby Lobby has sued to stop construction of a new Panda Express in the outlot. A Lake County judge last week issued a temporary restraining order on further construction. — Image from court records.