President Joe Biden has invited CEOs and business leaders to the White House to discuss COVID-19 mandates.
The meeting Wednesday follows Biden’s announcement last week that the Labor Department is working to require that businesses with 100 or more employees order their workers to be fully vaccinated or submit a negative COVID-19 test at least weekly. Biden said 100 million workers would be subject to the requirement.
Some business groups, including the Business Roundtable, welcomed the president’s announcement.
“America’s business leaders know how critical vaccination and testing are in defeating the pandemic,” Josh Bolten, president and CEO of the Business Roundtable, said in a statement.
Numerous corporations, including Amtrak, Microsoft, United Airlines and Walt Disney issued vaccine mandates for their workforces before Biden’s announcement last week.
Some Republicans accused Biden of overstepping his authority and have threatened to sue the administration over the vaccine mandate.