"A year ago, the state sued Starbucks for failing to hire enough white, male baristas, forcing consumers "to pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services that could be provided for less had Starbucks employed the most qualified workers." Implicit in this is the assumption that you need a flat white dude to make a flat white. Or, more specifically, that medium-roast managers are less qualified than their blonde peers - something for which no evidence was presented."
"Looks like the state's top prosecutor ought to worry more about the quality of her lawyering than the race of the brew master. It all started so well! Andy Bailey, who was then Missouri's attorney general, was desperate to catch President Trump's attention. He'd been passed over to lead the Justice Department in favor of Pam Bondi. But he still had high hopes, and so he used his position as state AG to file a bunch of culture war trollsuits."
Missouri sued Starbucks alleging the company failed to hire enough white, male baristas and that consumers paid higher prices and waited longer due to DEI goals. The complaint cited Starbucks' 2021 Global Environmental & Social Impact Report and asserted aspirational targets for women, LGBTQ+ employees, and BIPOC in management. The suit presented no evidence of specific Missouri residents harmed or named individuals who lost promotions or bonuses due to DEI. A federal judge dismissed the case. The Missouri attorney general who brought the suit sought political attention and pursued multiple culture-war legal actions.
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