Companies See ‘Manna From Heaven’ With Biden Vaccine Mandate

Big companies worried about angering workers with a vaccine mandate are getting a gift with President Joe Biden’s plan to require the shots.

“Everybody loves this cover,” said Kate Bischoff, a Minneapolis employment lawyer. “Many were already looking down the road at doing this, but the fact that they get to blame Biden is like manna from heaven.”

Biden this month told the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to write a rule requiring that companies get workers vaccinated or show that the employees test negative for Covid-19 each week. The mandate will cover about 80 million workers.

“It’s a lot ...