Resolution 2019-30706 2019-30706
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT SENATE BILL 438 (SB 438), THE
FLORIDA INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE ACT, A BI-PARTISAN ACT
THAT PROMOTES FAIRNESS AND MODERNIZES STATE LAW BY
PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL
ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY; AND, FURTHER,
DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE ENTITIES LISTED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act, as set forth in Florida Senate Bill 438
(SB 438), is bi-partisan legislation that promotes fairness and equal opportunity by adding
sexual orientation and gender identity as impermissible grounds for discrimination in the area
of employment; and
WHEREAS, SB 438 would amend and modernize Section 760.01, et. seq., of the
Florida Statutes (the "Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992") and would also provide remedies for
discrimination by employers in the workplace and for specified unlawful practices by
employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-management committees, and others
based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and
WHEREAS, in its 2018 Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation reported that ninety-one percent (91%) of Fortune 500-ranked businesses include
sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policies and eighty-three percent (83%) include
gender identity in such policies, reflecting a link between strong anti-discrimination laws and
the ability to draw the best and the brightest talent; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act will provide one more
tool to ensure that all people are treated fairly and equally; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission support the adoption of the Florida
Inclusive Workforce Act as it would be in the best interest of residents and businesses alike
throughout the State of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby urge the Florida Legislature to adopt Senate Bill 438, the Florida
Inclusive Workforce Act, a bi-partisan Act that promotes fairness and modernizes State law
by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and, further,
direct the City Clerk to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Miami-Dade County League
of Cities, the Florida League of Cities, and the Miami-Dade// County Legislative Delegation.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J.Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: February 13, 2019
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO
ADOPT SENATE BILL 438 (SB 438), THE FLORIDA INCLUSIVE
WORKFORCE ACT, A BI-PARTISAN ACT THAT PROMOTES FAIRNESS
AND MODERNIZES STATE LAW BY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION
BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY; AND,
FURTHER, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE ENTITIES LISTED HEREIN.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman, the above-referenced
Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the February
13, 2019 Commission meeting.
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Sponsor
Commissioners John Elizabeth Aleman
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