TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – Gov. Rick Scott issued an order that gives some state employees increased protection against sexual harassment.
The Executive Order 17 - 319 that he signed Wednesday includes measures to increase reporting, investigating and training to protect state employees who are victims of sexual harassment at executive state agencies under his authority.
"We cannot tolerate sexual harassment at all in Florida, and today’s executive order protects state employees by directing how agencies report, investigate and train against sexual harassment in the workplace," Scott said. "... Today, I call on every level of government to follow our lead and adopt these standards.”
A news release said that the "order takes clear action to protect against workplace sexual harassment and enhances many existing policies at executive state agencies to protect victims."
The executive order is in addition to HB 397, which Scott signed in June, and which creates a public records exemption for identifying information of state employees who file sexual harassment complaints.
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