The trade group represents large companies including Nestlé and the American arm of Toyota.
As a matter of simple economy, he represents large carrying capacity at no extra cost.
Her organization, which represents large employers, recently opened a campaign to encourage overweight workers to slim down.
However, the CBI, which represents large companies, said such a move could cost jobs and harm the economy.
Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health, which represents large employers, welcomed the rule.
Last September, the Council of Institutional Investors, which represents large pension funds, criticized Fruit of the Loom's corporate governance practices.
The National Wholesale Druggists Associationn, which represents large wholesale distributors, opposed the legislation, citing concerns about safety.
"The action on the shareholder front this year is extraordinary," Ann Yerger, director of research at the Council of Institutional Investors, which represents large investors.
The Employers' Coalition on Medicare, which represents large companies like Caterpillar, Dow Chemical and Verizon, strongly supports comprehensive Medicare legislation, including drug benefits.
Ms. Barshefsky, a lawyer who represents large corporations, said executives were not likely to criticize the Bush policy publicly because they were not immediately harmed by it.
Large companies like AT&T and I.B.M. "have huge patent portfolios and that represents large and unpredictable risks for companies like Microsoft," he said.
