Florida AG Files Complaint Calling for Investigation into Starbuck’s Race-Based Quota Hiring Policy

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling for an investigation into the hiring practices of Starbucks Coffee Company, which appear to discriminate on the basis of race. The complaint—filed May 22 with the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR)—argues that Starbucks’ publicly available policies appear to be racial quotas and set specific employment goals based on race. FCHR—created by the Florida Legislature in 1969 to enforce the Florida Civil Rights Act—prevents unlawful employment discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, age, and marital status.” It also ensures that access to housing is free of discrimination based on “race, color, national origin, sex, disability, pregnancy, religion and familial status.”...