Starbucks ordered to pay over $25 million to white former manager who claimed racial discrimination
A New Jersey jury ruled unanimously in favor of a former Starbucks employee who sued the company for wrongful termination, claiming that she was fired for being white. Shannon Phillips, a former regional director for the chain, claimed in a lawsuit first filed in 2019 that "her race was a determinative factor" in Starbucks' decision to fire her in the wake of a 2018 racial firestorm. After a six-day trial, the jury returned a verdict, ordering the coffee giant to pay $25.6 million in settlement
Source: aol.com
