Biden Team Weighs Business Input in Prepping Virus Worker Rule

The Biden labor transition team has been weighing feedback from business groups as the incoming administration prepares to issue a nationwide rule to protect workers from Covid-19, foreshadowing prompt action after Inauguration Day.

President-elect Joe Biden‘s agency review team for the Labor Department has been holding calls with industry associations for at least a month to solicit input on a range of economic and safety issues related to the pandemic, business lobbyists from four trade groups told Bloomberg Law.

The listening sessions have allowed business advocates to make a case about the burdens employers would face in complying with ...