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mia (7,987 posts)Here's what Florida employers need to know if DeSantis approves new 'anti-woke' lawHouse Bill 7 (“Individual Freedom”) could restrict the ability of Florida businesses’ to present programs that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.Quote...In practice, the bill would amend the Florida Civil Rights Act and make it unlawful for employers to subject workers to “training, instruction, or any other required activity” that promotes or compels them to believe the following concepts: That virtues such as merit, excellence, hard work, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and racial colorblindness are racist or sexist, or were created by members of a particular race, color, sex, or national origin to oppress members of another race, color, sex or national origin....POTENTIAL FALLOUT FOR EMPLOYERS If an employee believes their employer has violated any of those principles when delivering a training program, they can sue and pursue a claim for relief, including damages and attorneys’ fees.A SOLUTION FOR ‘A PROBLEM THAT DOESN’T EXIST “This law is trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist,” she said. “But please know that when I say bogus lawsuits exist, they do. People can find an attorney that works on contingency now and then, who will take something like this because it may make them some money on a contingency basis. They may get some publicly, they may get some attention — and that is going to be the chilling effect.”UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES? Another issue is that part of the reason why employers have training programs in the first place is to insulate themselves from liability, Leibovitch said. Training sessions can offer employers a layer of protection to say they tried to prevent wrongdoing in the workplace if an employee acts inappropriately. The company can still be liable, but those programs can show they tried to tell employers not to act in a certain way....Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/article260173795.html#storylink=cpy
...In practice, the bill would amend the Florida Civil Rights Act and make it unlawful for employers to subject workers to “training, instruction, or any other required activity” that promotes or compels them to believe the following concepts: That virtues such as merit, excellence, hard work, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and racial colorblindness are racist or sexist, or were created by members of a particular race, color, sex, or national origin to oppress members of another race, color, sex or national origin....POTENTIAL FALLOUT FOR EMPLOYERS If an employee believes their employer has violated any of those principles when delivering a training program, they can sue and pursue a claim for relief, including damages and attorneys’ fees.A SOLUTION FOR ‘A PROBLEM THAT DOESN’T EXIST “This law is trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist,” she said. “But please know that when I say bogus lawsuits exist, they do. People can find an attorney that works on contingency now and then, who will take something like this because it may make them some money on a contingency basis. They may get some publicly, they may get some attention — and that is going to be the chilling effect.”UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES? Another issue is that part of the reason why employers have training programs in the first place is to insulate themselves from liability, Leibovitch said. Training sessions can offer employers a layer of protection to say they tried to prevent wrongdoing in the workplace if an employee acts inappropriately. The company can still be liable, but those programs can show they tried to tell employers not to act in a certain way....Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/article260173795.html#storylink=cpy
2naSalit (57,141 posts) 1. Well that violates a whole host of federal laws.The DoJ should have a detail to specifically watch out for Florida ****ery and stop the state from engaging in this frivolous and costly bullshit.
Crazyleftie (260 posts) 3. Is this the onion?no way this can be real.........it is laughable......or scary.....
NoMoreRepugs (6,769 posts) 8. King Ron AKA The Little General is against anything thatthat might prevent a Deplorable from being Deplorable.
sop (6,462 posts) 9. Now Florida companies that find it necessary to hold training sessions for male employees,to avoid costly sexual harassment complaints and suits, will run afoul of this absurd law. Apparently, DeSantis believes such “training, instruction, or any other required activity” will discomfit entitled male managers, depriving them of their God-given right to act out their workplace sexual fantasies.And human resource professionals who promote merit, excellence, hard work, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and racial colorblindness in hiring or promoting practices will be accused of racism or sexism. I guess DeSantis feels the white good ol' boy system needs to be protected, and everyone else should just learn to accept their place.Christ, DeSantis is crazier than Trump.
obamanut2012 (22,448 posts) 10. So, state universities won't be able to have diversity trainingOr require sexual harassment/Title IX training? Will they still have Title IX officers????
So DUpipo advocate racism and sexism when the targets are white straight males, plus-or-minus some white straight "breeders". Got it.
I suspect this isn't going to have the effect they are expecting. It basically means that you can't have training that forces "anyone" attending the training to think less of themselves.
NoMoreRepugs (6,769 posts)8. King Ron AKA The Little General is against anything thatthat might prevent a Deplorable from being Deplorable.
There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site
Ted Kennedy is the only person with an actual confirmed kill in the war on women.
There is nothing in the law that stops diversity training. In fact it enhances it by saying such training MUST say everyone in deserves equal dignity and respect no matter skin color, ethnicity or sex. It just says you cannot blame Whitey for everything any more.No way does a challenge to this stand.
Having experienced such training exercises since the onset of widespread political correctness in the late 80's, it's all gone into "blame whitey, hate whitey" territory. This law would put an end to that. If you don't like it, Floridians, pack your shit and **** off to California.
