Citing "significant" additional health care expenses this year, Walmart announced Tuesday it will no longer provide health insurance coverage for employees who work less than 30 hours each week.
The retailer noted the change would affect approximately two percent of its mammoth 1.3 million-member workforce, or 30,000 part-timers. Those who work more than 30 hours weekly, however, aren't off the hook: Premiums for the most popular, lowest-cost employee health insurance will rise around 20 percent, to $21.90 per pay period — "still half the average premium other retail employees pay," Walmart noted.
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