Two years ago, Florida became the center of widespread media
attention with its enactment of a new law, which set out to curb
training and teaching relating to inclusion, equity, and diversity
("IE&D"). Since then, there has been a battle in the
courts as to the validity of the legislation based on the argument
that it constitutes impermissible state government restriction of
free speech. That battle just ended: the Stop WOKE Act's
prohibition against certain workplace IE&D trainings and
teachings has been permanently struck down as a violation against
free speech.1
In 2022, Florida enacted the Individual Freedom Act
("IFA"), labeled the "Stop the Wrongs to Our
Kids and Employees Act" or "Stop WOKE." Among other
things, Stop WOKE sought to prohibit employers from requiring
employees to attend a meeting or undergo a training or instruction
"that espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or
compels" employees to believe various concepts based on
"race, color, sex,
