Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

GOVERNOR SIGNS 'BIG BOX' DISCLOSURE BILL
Requires Annual Report from Large Employers With Workers in NJ FamilyCare Program

(TRENTON) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine has signed legislation Assembly members Reed Gusciora, Jeff Van Drew, Nelson Albano, Robert Gordon, and Linda Greenstein sponsored to force the disclosure of the names of large employers that have inordinate numbers of workers enrolled in the NJ FamilyCare subsidized health-care program.

COHEN LEGISLATION WOULD REQUIRE PHOTO ID FOR NJ PRE-PAID CELL PHONE PURCHASES
Arrests for Alleged Connection to Terror Groups Highlight Need for New Laws

(TRENTON) - Deputy Speaker Neil M. Cohen today cited the recent arrests of two groups of men accused of supporting terrorism through the purchase and resale of hundreds of pre-paid cellular phones in calling for swift action on legislation that would require customers to present valid photo identification before being allowed to purchase pre-paid phones.

SENATE LABOR PANEL APPROVES MINIMUM HEALTH CARE BENEFITS RATE

TRENTON - The Senate Labor Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Senators Stephen Sweeney, Joseph Vitale, and Joseph Coniglio that would set a minimum health benefits rate for businesses with more than 1,000 employees in New Jersey.

"New Jersey can no longer afford to provide health care for individuals whose employers refuse to provide even a minimum amount of health benefits," said Senator Sweeney, D Gloucester, Cumberland, and Salem and chair of the Committee. "Over half of New Jersey's one million uninsured individuals either work or have a family member who works, yet are not provided with health benefits. It's time for large employers to meet their responsibilities and provide health care benefits."

GUSCIORA /VAN DREW 'BIG BOX DISCLOSURE BILL'
ADVANCES IN COMMITTEE
Measure Would Require Annual Report on Large Employers
With Workers in NJ FamilyCare Program

'FRIEND OF WORKING FAMILIES' KEAN CAUGHT ACCEPTING MONEY FROM WAL-MART

Assemblyman Sean Kean presents himself as a friend of working families. He has received the endorsement of the AFL-CIO. But if he's such a good friend, why did he accept campaign cash from one of the largest anti-labor companies in the country?

For Release: October 25, 2005
Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald
(856) 783-0444
AsmGreenwald@njleg.org

GREENWALD TO WAL-MART: LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO INSURE NEW JERSEY'S WORKING FAMILIES
Assemblyman Pleased with Wal-Mart's Decision to Improve Employee Benefits; Calls on Retail Chain Giant to Continue Efforts to Help State's Uninsured

(GIBBSBORO) -- Assemblyman Louis Greenwald, the moving force behind legislation that would require retail-giant Wal-Mart to increase the level of health-care insurance coverage offered to its workers, today welcomed the corporation's announcement that it was offering its employees better health benefits.