With respect to the workplace, the act covers with at least 15 employees and states that an employee may sue their employer for discrimination if the employer attempts to establish a training program that discusses Black history, LGBTQ+ issues, and other concepts of injustice and discrimination. (Credit: Sasho Bogoev)

With the passage of the Stop WOKE Act, Florida may soon become the first in the country to prohibit certain types of training in the workplace, creating traps for businesses who fail to adhere to a new law that could essentially end popular diversity and inclusion training programs.

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