On July 1, 2022, the law Florida Governor Ron DeSantis labeled the “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees,” or Stop WOKE (“Act”), is set to go into effect, amending Florida's employment discrimination laws state wide. The Act is currently facing a First Amendment challenge in Florida. However, on Monday, June 27, 2022, a federal court in Florida ruled that the Act could move forward and take effect as scheduled.

As such, Florida employers should be aware of the Act's requirements. Under the Act, it will now be an unlawful employment practice for employers with fifteen or more employees to require any training or program that “espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels” an employee to believe any of the following notions:

• that members of one race, color, sex, or national origin are morally superior to members of another group;
• that an individual, due to his or her race, color, sex, or national origin, is intrinsically racist, sexist, or oppressive;
• that an individual's privilege or oppression is inherently determined by his or her race, color, sex, or national origin;
• that members of one race, color, sex, or national origin cannot and should not try to treat others without respect to race, color, sex, or national origin;
• that an individual, based on his or her race, color, sex, or national origin, bears responsibility for, or should be discriminated against or treated adversely because of, past actions of his or her ancestors;
• that an individual, due to his...

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