What every Florida employer should know about new Stop WOKE Act

May 2022 employment law letter

Authors:

Lisa K. Berg, Stearns Weaver Miller

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed House Bill (HB) 7, the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (WOKE) Act. The measure applies to employers with 15 or more employees and aims to restrict how businesses conduct training on race and sex. It also imposes limits on how public schools can talk about race and gender, which is outside this newsletter’s purview.

What new law says

HB 7 amends the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) to provide that subjecting a person, as a condition of employment, to training, instruction, or any other required activity that espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels the individual to believe any of the following concepts constitutes discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin:

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