Monday, April 16, 2007

Maryland Won't Appeal Wal-Mart Bill Ruling

The Balitmore Sun is reporting:
Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Maryland will not appeal a federal court ruling overturning the "Fair Share" Health Care Act, ending a two-year debate over whether the state could force Wal-Mart to pay more for employee health care.

Joined by representatives of Gov. Martin O'Malley's office, Comptroller Peter Franchot, and labor and business leaders, Gansler said he did not believe an appeal would succeed. Even if it did, he said, litigation could stall for years more comprehensive efforts to expand coverage to the 800,000 Marylanders who lack health insurance.
That is good news.

1 comment:

TurbineGuy said...

Its been my impression that corporations are starting to get fed up with paying for healthcare. They are at a competitive disadvantage with European countries that don't have to subsidize private healthcare.