Some employers in New York have been granted religious exemptions to the state’s mandate on providing contraceptive coverage by insurance companies, despite not qualifying for that status, the state Department of Financial Services said Friday.

A handful of insurance companies will now pay a collective fine of $509,000 after allowing the exemption for more than 30 entities that were not religious in nature, including a wood floor refinisher, a chimney-cleaning service, a tax consultant and others.