Should have expected? No, it was appropriate legislation as along the lines of 2+2=4.
Should have reacted? Absolutely, and immediately - either upon evidence of a prospective boycott or upon Biden's urging of a boycott.
They could have supported and joined with the major employers in a drive to explain the legislation to the community and the companies could have contributed resources to provide election-related services and benefits.
They could have emerged, perhaps as the first, as effective leaders in opposition to the challenges presented by an obviously radical Biden/Harris admin.
As it is, by submitting to coercion those employers have disappointed a large segment of their employees with their management style, especially those who are baseball fans, and likely have otherwise created stress within the employee ranks.
The racists are the libs that claim black folks are incapable of showing a valid ID. Karem Abdula is really Lee Alcindor a real P0S BB player who thinks he is an intellectual . The trouble with this country are scumbags like him.