Remember the story of the 2 men who refused to leave a Philadelphia Starbucks in April 2018? Something positive has finally come out of that:
A jury on Monday found in favor of former Starbucks regional director Shannon Phillips, who sued the company for wrongfully firing her, claiming she was terminated for being White.
Phillips, who worked for Starbucks for about 13 years and managed a region of stores in the area, was fired after the arrest of two Black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks in April 2018.
The New Jersey jury returned a verdict of $25.6 million, including $25 million for punitive damages and $600,000 in compensatory damages, according to Console Mattiacci Law, which represents Phillips. The jury ruled unanimously after a six day trial, the lawyers said, noting that Phillips will also be seeking back and front pay.
$25 million is a lot of coffees. This is gonna hurt. Love it.
The buck stars here.
Top it off with the disaster that was opening of their washrooms up to any old homeless scumbag that wanted it and this hurt them big time.
Meh, big win but will she ever collect? Starbucks will appeal.
Plus, I bet her lawyer gets $24.9 million of that…
What do Blacks not understand about places of business? Places like Starbucks and McDonald’s allow patrons to sit in their place ALL DAY if they purchase one thing. When I worked at McDonalds 40 years ago, older folks would come in buy one coffee, take one of the complimentary newspapers (we had a couple of Detroit newspapers, the Windsor Star, the Toronto Sun and the Globe and Mail) and read it cover to cover, then get a complimentary refill and grab another one until they read all the newspapers available. Some folks would be there until lunch (most of them came in at opening around 7AM).
I wonder if starbucks will let her live to use any of that money?