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Government
Wal-Mart forced to pay more for health benefitsPublished 01/13/06
Overriding Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s veto, lawmakers yesterday made Maryland the first state in the nation to require a private company to provide a minimum level of health benefits for its employees. But Anne Arundel County lawmakers voted 14-6 to side with the governor against the Fair Share Health Care Act, also known as the "Wal-Mart" bill because it only affects the retail giant. The full Senate voted 30-17 against the governor's veto, and in the House, delegates lined up 88-50 against it. Both chambers needed to wrangle a three-fifths majority for the override. Supporters hailed the vote as a victory for working...
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