US Supreme Court Examines Firings of Pro-Union Starbucks Workers April 24, 2024 By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steps into the contentious unionization drive at Starbucks as the coffee chain challenges a...
Starbucks Sued by Consumer Group that Calls its Claim of Ethical Sourcing False and Misleading January 12, 2024 By Dee-Ann Durbin A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Wednesday, saying the company’s claim that its coffee is ethically...
Starbucks Told to Pay $2.7M to Fired Manager on Top of $25M Jury Award August 22, 2023 A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former...
US Labor Agency Sues Starbucks over Treatment of Seattle Workers July 10, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday sued Starbucks over the coffee chain’s refusal to rehire 33 workers as it...
Ex-Starbucks Manager Awarded $25.6 Million over Firing After Arrests of 2 Black Men June 15, 2023 CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Jurors in a federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional...
Starbucks Closing 16 US Stores for Safety Issues July 14, 2022 By Dee-Ann Durbin Starbucks is closing 16 stores around the country because of repeated safety issues, including drug use and other disruptive behaviors...
Starbucks Sued by U.S. Labor Board Over Retaliation Claims April 27, 2022 By Josh Eidelson U.S. labor officials are asking a federal court to force Starbucks Corp. to reinstate a group of activists, escalating the...
California Man Awarded $7.5M After Slip and Fall at Starbucks December 27, 2011 A Vista Superior Court jury has ordered Starbucks to pay a chiropractor and his family $7.5 million after a slip...
Starbucks Sued for Firing Dwarf from Barista Job May 18, 2011 By Corrie MacLaggan The U.S. government is suing Starbucks, saying the coffee company fired a barista in El Paso, Texas because she is...