I would close up if I were Wal-Mart and leave them to their wares.
if I was Wal-Mart, i'd layoff all but 9999 employees, close the stores that would bring the worst impact, and publicly add a 10% state surcharge on every item sold.
and I'd inform the people that unless the law was repealled, i'd never hire another employee until one quits, retires, or is fired.
The Peoples' Republic of Maryland is at it again...
No business should be required to give any kind of benefit. A benefit is, by definition, an extra that is above the standard.
Benefits are bestowed by companies in order to retain valued employees. If a company wishes not to use "benefits" and chooses other ways to retain employees or if it even chooses not to use benefits at all, then all we are witnessing are different ways of running a business.
Similar to tipping a waiter/waitress, the whole point is lost if government begins to require businesses to spend in this or that area.
Why not require the business to pay double for its raw materials? A government could require that. Why don't they?
Likewise, there is no earthly, logical reason that says the workplace is where one should acquire health benefits.
Fair/unfair--Subjective.
Right/wrong--Objective.
Excellent article.
This entire issue is starting to get very interesting..........it's amazing how so many don't see the big picture, because this targets the big Evil WalMart and so that is good.