Stop and Go: Where Things Stand with Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

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Florida has made national news in the employment law sphere over the past six months with the passage, implementation, and temporary enjoinment of HB7, also called the Individual Freedom Act or “Stop WOKE Act.” The Act, which restricts the content of employer-sponsored diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) trainings, has been challenged from its inception on First Amendment and other constitutional grounds. HB7 was only in effect for seven weeks (from July 1 to August 18, 2022) before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction halting enforcement—a ruling that has already been appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Although the injunction temporarily halts enforcement of the Act, employers should be prepared in case the injunction is lifted.

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