Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Starbucks over its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, saying the chain utilizes “race-and-sex-based” discrimination. Bailey’s lawsuit said that the U.

Starbucks was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. state of Missouri, which accused the coffee chain of using a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to systematically discriminate based on race,

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has initiated legal action against Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), alleging the company breached both federal and state anti-discrimination laws. The lawsuit asserts that Starbucks employs hiring methods influenced by race and gender,