Missouri Sues Starbucks Over DEI Policies
In other words, since 2020, Starbuck[sâ workforce] has become more female and less white.â The Missouri Attorney General argues that by hiring workers âbased on at least one of Starbucksâ preferred immutable characteristics rather than an evaluation of an applicantâs merit and qualifications,â the hiring pool is skewed âtowards people who are less qualified to perform their work, increasing costs for Missouriâs consumers.â Attorney General Bailey claims that âMissouriâs 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.â
