Florida Attorney General accuses Starbucks of racial discrimination, calls for investigation

Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a complaint on Wednesday, calling for an investigation into Starbucks’ hiring process, accusing the company of racial discrimination.

Moody is calling on the Florida Commission on Human Relations to investigate the coffee giant. She claims the company’s hiring practices go beyond aspirational goals, and are there to reach unlawful quotas.

On the company’s website, Starbucks discloses that its executives “have compensation tied to our inclusion and diversity objectives.”

In a 2022 press release, the chain vowed to “achieve BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color] representation of at least 30 percent at all corporate levels and at least 40 percent of all retail and manufacturing roles by 2025 in the U.S.”