Missouri’s attorney general failed to provide evidence that Starbucks Corp. violated federal and state anti-bias laws by showing race- and sex-based preferences in hiring, training, promotions, and the selection of board members, a federal judge ruled.
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed the lawsuit Thursday, ruling that the state didn’t point to a single resident “who lacked ‘Starbucks’ preferred racial or sex characteristics’ and suffered an adverse employment action as a result.”
“Plaintiff contends that its complaint establishes ‘employment discrimination against thousands of people,’ but the most the complaint establishes is that defendant employs a ...
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