NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart Inc on Tuesday said it will pay the full cost of college tuition and books for its roughly 1.5 million full and part-time employees, effective Aug. 16.
The largest private U.S. employer said it will drop the current $1 a day fee paid by associates at Walmart and its subsidiary Sam’s Club.
(Reporting by Hilary Russ in New York, Editing by Franklin Paul)