Wal-Mart to End One-Day Wait for Sick Pay

Wal-Mart workers will soon be able to use sick days as soon as they get sick. Right now, full-time employees in the U.S. don't get paid leave until the second day they're ill. To be paid on the first day out, workers must tap into their personal days. The company is doing away with the one-day wait starting next year as part of a host of measures to help its 500,000 employees, including a wage increase for entry-level workers.