August 18, 2011
Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discrimination suit in Texas federal court alleging that the chain fired a dwarf barista who asked for a stepladder.
May 12, 2011
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination suit against Starbucks Coffee Co. on Wednesday in Texas over the coffee giant's alleged firing of a dwarf barista who asked for a stepladder.