A lawsuit challenging a portion of Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” that places restrictions on businesses’ worker training sessions came to a close this month with state officials agreeing to pay plaintiffs who challenged the law $725,000 in attorney fees and costs.

In a document filed Nov. 19 in the Northern District of Florida, counsel for the defendants, including Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody, said the parties agreed to a settlement on attorney fees earlier in the month. Judge Mark Walker then ordered the parties to comply with terms of the settlement, which gives Florida officials 30 days to provide payments to the plaintiffs’ counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP and Protect Democracy Project.

A section of the Stop WOKE Act, or House Bill 7, attempted to ban workplace discussions that lie at the heart of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training conducted by corporations. The plaintiffs consisted of a Florida honeymoon registry company, Honeyfund; Primo Tampa, a majority Black-owned business and Ben & Jerry’s franchisee; and a workplace diversity consultant, Collective Concepts, and co-founder Chevara Orrin.