Give Credit Where It's Due

• At a time when other firms are scaling back or eliminating health coverage, Wal-Mart has made a serious dent in the problem of the uninsured. New figures being released today show that 5.5 percent of its employees now lack health insurance, compared with a nationwide rate of 18 percent.

This would not have happened if not for all of the attention brought to bear on Wal-Mart's employment policies in the past, but it's a good thing to have a big industry leader like this on board.
- posted by john @ 10:13 AM