Executive Summary On April 22, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the "Stop WOKE" Act (HB 7) (the "Act"), which amends the Florida Civil Rights Act ("FCRA") and imposes restrictions on the content that public and private employers may use in workplace trainings related to race, color, sex and/or national origin. The Act could have significant implications for employers who currently cover or intend to cover topics such as structural racism, privilege and implicit bias within Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ("DEI"), anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and other such workplace trainings. The Act shall become effective July 1, 2022.

The Act makes it an unlawful employment practice for covered employers (public and private Florida employers with 15 or more employees) to "subject" any Florida employees to mandatory training or instruction which espouses or promotes belief in the following prohibited concepts:

1. Members of a particular race, color, sex, or national origin are morally superior to members of another race, color, sex, or national origin;
2. An individual, by virtue of his or her race, color, sex, or national origin, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
3. An individual's moral character or status (privileged or oppressed) is determined by his or her race, color, sex, or national origin;
4. Members of one race, color, sex, or national origin cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect...

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