Starbucks Hit With Racial Quota Claim as Florida AG Seeks Probe

Starbucks Corp. faces allegations from Florida’s top cop that the coffee giant’s hiring practices appear racially biased and should be investigated by the state’s anti-discrimination agency.

Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an administrative complaint Wednesday with the Florida Commission on Human Relations, claiming Starbucks policies appear to contain race-based quotas in violation of state law.

“Starbucks has published publicly available policies that raise sufficient concerns that they are using a quota system, and that compensation is tied to that system,” Moody said in a statement. “The Florida Commission on Human Relations has a duty to investigate these concerns to ensure ...