Benefit Plan Blog

Yesterday the Maryland General Assembly overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich's (R) veto of a bill that will require employers with more than 10,000 workers in the state to spend at least 8% of their payroll on employee health care or to pay into a fund for the uninsured. The House voted 88-50 to overturn Ehrlich's veto, and the Senate voted 30-17. The law will take effect in 30 days.

It's called the "Wal-Mart" bill because four companies have 10,000 or more employees in Maryland, but Wal-Mart is the only company that will be affected by the law. Wal-Mart employs about 17,000 people in Maryland.

Here is Law Blogs's interesting take on the bill.