PRINTER'S NO. 3312
No. 565 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARD, BASTIAN, BEBKO-
JONES, BOYD, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, COSTA, CRAHALLA, CRUZ,
DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, FORCIER, GEIST, GINGRICH, GRUCELA,
HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HORSEY, JAMES, LEACH, LESCOVITZ,
MANDERINO, MARSICO, MELIO, BELFANTI, BROWNE, CAUSER, CLYMER,
COY, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeWEESE, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, GERGELY,
GODSHALL, HARHAI, HASAY, HERMAN, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KOTIK,
LEDERER, MAJOR, MANN, McILHATTAN, R. MILLER, MUNDY, PALLONE,
PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, REED, ROBERTS, ROSS, SATHER, SCHRODER,
SHANER, SURRA, TIGUE, WASHINGTON, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI,
O'NEILL, PETRARCA, PICKETT, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK,
SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SCRIMENTI, STERN, THOMAS, WALKO, WATSON,
WILT AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 10, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 10, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending Sears, Roebuck and Co. for its exemplary extension of
2 benefits and pay to military reservist employees called to
3 active duty.
4 WHEREAS, Sears, Roebuck and Co., founded more than a century
5 ago, is a leading retailer of apparel, home and automotive
6 products and services, with annual revenues exceeding $40
7 billion; and
8 WHEREAS, Sears, Roebuck and Co. operates 870 full-line stores
9 and more than 1,300 specialty stores, including stores
10 throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
11 WHEREAS, Because of the company's generous policies, reserve
12 and national guard members are able to fulfill their military
1 duty without jeopardizing insurance coverage; and
2 WHEREAS, Sears, Roebuck and Co. is voluntarily covering
3 employees' military pay differential for 24 months and allowing
4 servicepersons to retain health benefits, including medical and
5 dental coverage; and
6 WHEREAS, By offering these benefits, Sears, Roebuck and Co.
7 is going above and beyond the requirements of the law; and
8 WHEREAS, The success of our nation's volunteer-based military
9 is enhanced by the generosity and support of employers such as
10 Sears, Roebuck and Co.; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
12 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania commend Sears, Roebuck, and Co. for
13 providing financial support to its employees in the United
14 States Armed Forces and encourage other companies in the
15 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact similar measures; and be
16 it further
17 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
18 Sears, Roebuck and Co., c/o Corporate Headquarters, 3333 Beverly
19 Road, Hoffman Estates, IL, 60179.
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