Wal-Mart redefines "immediate family"
It's corporate America day! Wal-Mart has changed its definition of "immediate family" to include same-sex partners recognized by state or local law through marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership.
Right now all this means is that the same prohibition on trying to get a straight partner a job with a Wal-Mart vendor applies to gay partners, too. But progress is progress. And whenever a red-state beacon recognizes gay couples in any way, that's a good thing. Indeed, the phrasing of Wal-Mart's policy appears to apply the term "spouse" to any partner, of the same or opposite sex, to whom the employee is legally hitched. To a person who believes that language matters, that's the good word for today.
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