I don't see how this qualifies as harmless. He is putting every single employee under economic duress to potentially expose themselves to covid and defy a gov order.

Going to work doesn't mean you are going to be infected. Being infected doesn't mean you are going to have the symptom. Having the symptom doesn't mean its going to be severe symptom. Having severe symptom doesn't mean you going to be hospitalized.

Simply driving a car during normal situation can potentially expose you death as well.