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Wal-Mart anti-discrimination policy extended to homosexual workers.(News)
Business Insurance, July, 2003 by Martin, Sara
Byline: SALLY ROBERTS BENTONVILLE, Ark.-Wal-Mart Stories Inc. has expanded anti-discrimination protections to its gay and lesbian employees, but still has no plans to extend health benefits to domestic partners of those employees, the company said. Following the lead of other large employers, the Bentonville, Ark.-based retail giant recently decided to include sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination policy after lobbying by its employees.
"We had associates telling us that they felt it was important to do this to indicate to all 1.1 million associates that under equal protection we would also include sexual orientation'' in addition to race, gender, disability and age, the spokesman said. "We want all associates to feel they are valued and that...
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