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https://thehill.com/business/5140951-missouri-attorney-general-sues-starbucks-anti-discrimination-laws/

further alleges that initiatives designed to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ultimately amount to unlawful discrimination.

The filing, citing employment data from 2020 and 2024, asserted that Starbucks workforce has become more female and less white over time. Bailey contends that the coffee chain uses quotas to shape its workforce and board of directors, arguing that its policies disadvantage other employees.

According to a 2021 memo from Starbucks, also cited in the lawsuit, the company has set and tracked annual inclusion and diversity goals aiming for at least 30 percent BIPOC representation at corporate levels and 40 percent at retail and manufacturing levels by 2025. BIPOC refers to employees who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color.

Starbucks has also pledged to create mentorship programs for BIPOC employees and provide additional training and advancement opportunities for those groups, according to the memo. Bailey argues that such targeted initiatives violate anti-discrimination laws by giving preferential treatment to certain racial or ethnic groups over others.

With Starbucks discriminatory patterns, practices, and policies, Missouris consumers are required to pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services that could be provided for less had Starbucks employed the most qualified workers, regardless of their race, color, sex, or national origin, said Bailey via a news release announcing the lawsuit.

Wont someone think of the poor white man.