"Starbucks will pay $38.9 million in civil penalties and barista backpay after violating New York City's Fair Workweek Law in the city's largest worker protection settlement ever, officials said Monday. The settlement stems from a 2022 investigation and subsequent lawsuit by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, who found that, since 2021, Starbucks committed more than half a million violations of the city's Fair Workweek Law, which provides workers with protections like the right to a predictable schedule."
"The department found Starbucks was illegally denying thousands of workers across more than 300 locations the right to stable and predictable schedules, as well as the right to pick up additional hours and earn more. For too long, Starbucks has acted with impunity: manipulating schedules, disrespecting workers, and ignoring legal protections put into place by New Yorkers to protect working people from unfair business practices, said Lynne Fox, the international president of Workers United, which Starbucks employees are unionized under."
"The settlement money awarded to Starbucks baristas will help them make ends meet this winter. Starbucks will pay all city baristas $50 per week they worked between July 4, 2021 and July 7, 2024, totaling $35.5 million in backpay, as well as $3.4 million in civil penalties and costs. Those who worked continuously for a year and a half during that time period can expect to receive a roughly $3,900 check this winter, the city said."
Starbucks agreed to pay $38.9 million in civil penalties and barista backpay for violations of New York City's Fair Workweek Law. A 2022 investigation and subsequent lawsuit found more than half a million violations since 2021. Thousands of workers across over 300 locations were denied stable, predictable schedules and opportunities to pick up additional hours. The company will pay $50 per week worked between July 4, 2021 and July 7, 2024, totaling $35.5 million in backpay and $3.4 million in penalties and costs. The settlement requires future compliance with the law while many baristas continue striking for stronger union contracts.
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