In-Depth Analysis

The New Presidential Directive on Gender Identity: The Next Steps for Florida Employers

On January 20, 2025, President Trump enacted Executive Order (EO) 14168, which is titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” This EO mandates that various agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), revoke “all guidance documents . . . or such parts of such documents that are inconsistent” with the stipulations of EO 14168. The EO identifies the EEOC’s “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,” dated April 29, 2024, as a document that the administration anticipates will be fully or partially rescinded. 

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