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