The Florida legislator recently enacted House Bill 543, which authorized concealed carry of weapons or firearms (with or without a license to carry). The law becomes effective on July 1, 2023. Under the law, employers cannot:

• Condition employment on whether employees are authorized to carry a concealed weapon or firearm;
• Condition employment on any agreement by employees or applicants that prohibits them from keeping a legal firearm locked inside or to a private vehicle in a parking lot for lawful purposes;
• Prohibit or try to prevent employees, customers, or invitees from entering employer parking lots because their private vehicle contains a legal firearm that is being carried for lawful purposes and is out of sight within the vehicle;
• Discharge or otherwise discriminate against employees, eject customers, or eject invitees for exercising their constitutional right to keep and bear arms or for exercising their right to self-defense, as long as they never exhibit a firearm on employer property for any reason other than lawful defensive purposes;
• Violate the privacy rights of employees, customers, or invitees through verbal or written inquiries regarding the presence of a firearm inside or locked to a private vehicle in a parking lot or by searching a private vehicle in a parking lot to determine whether a firearm is in the vehicle;
• Take any action against employees, customers, or invitees based on anyone's verbal or written statements regarding the storage of a firearm...

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