Starbucks Discloses Fired Legal Chief’s Pay Amid Labor Battles

Starbucks Corp., facing a growing unionization movement in the US from baristas and other retail employees, paid nearly $11.7 million to its former general counsel Rachel Gonzalez last year.

Gonzalez, who was replaced after Starbucks brought back its chairman emeritus Howard Schultz for a third stint as CEO, was involuntarily terminated as of April 4, 2022. She remained a senior adviser to Starbucks through May 20 of last year, during which time the company reduced by 50% her annual base salary of $725,000.

Starbucks disclosed in a proxy statement filed Jan. 27 that its former top ...