Some Businesses Rebuff Texas Governor’s Ban on Vaccine Mandates
- Employers have come out quickly against Texas executive order
- State rule poised to add new complexity to running a company
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Companies from American Airlines Group Inc. to International Business Machines Corp. are rebuffing Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s order banning private employers from mandating Covid-19 vaccines, instead choosing to follow President Joe Biden’s directive for the shots.
American said that federal rules supersede state ones, so Abbott’s order “does not change anything” for the airline. IBM said that, as a federal contractor, it “must comply with federal requirements.” Southwest Airlines Co. also said it would follow the federal rules, while a Texas hospital system that fired employees for failing to get vaccinated said it’s “deeply disappointed” by the state’s action.