Starbucks, Missouri and DEI

The legal war on DEI begins: Missouri sues Starbucks over its diversity programs
Missouri sued Starbucks this week, alleging the chain’s push to hire and promote more people of color and women violated anti-discrimination laws and slowed down coffee orders.
Missouri prosecutors sue Starbucks over DEI practices, claiming they raise prices and slow service
A new lawsuit filed by Missouri's attorney general alleges that Starbucks is unlawfully relying on "race-and-sex-based hiring practices."
Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white’
Attorney General Andrew Bailey takes aim at the coffee giant’s diversity policies, accusing the company of racist and discriminatory hiring practices.
Republican AG Sues Starbucks Over DEI Hiring Policies Resulting In ‘More Female and Less White’ Employees
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey alleged residents are disadvantaged due to Starbucks' DEI policies, which violate federal anti-discrimination laws.
Missouri's Republican attorney general sues Starbucks over DEI programs
Missouri's Republican Attorney General sued Starbucks Tuesday claiming the company's diversity, equity and inclusion hiring policies discriminate on the basis of race and sex. Starbucks denies the allegations.
Starbucks sued by Missouri over DEI, race and gender bias
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 Sues Starbucks for DEI Policy, Claims It Raises Prices and Slows Service
The state of Missouri has sued Starbucks due to allegations that the coffeehouse chain's anti-discrimination policies and other policies relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have negative
Missouri Attorney General Sues Starbucks Over DEI Hiring Policies
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, accusing the company of using diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies that allegedly result in illegal hiring and promotion
DEI's undoing: How Walmart, McDonald's, and more are adapting to Trump
However, as societal and political pressures intensify under President Donald Trump, companies including Walmart, McDonald’s, ...
Readers Write: Minnesota delegates, Vance in Munich, Starbucks DEI
If Trump’s policies are justifiable, why won’t Finstad and Fischbach defend them?
Punching In: Starbucks Faces Legal Risks Over DEI Practices
The Missouri attorney general sued Starbucks over its DEI program and employers get whiplash from Trump’s immigration ...
Starbucks’ DEI Policies Led To ‘More Female And Less White’ Workforce, Lawsuit Says
Starbucks is at the center of a lawsuit for alleged discrimination related to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ...
NAACP urges Black consumers to steer buying power away from companies that have ditched DEI
The NAACP is pointing to several companies that it is urging black consumers to stay away from because they have rescinded ...
'A first taste': Trump DEI war escalates, reshaping diversity in corporate America
Goldman Sachs said this week it retired a formal policy of refusing initial public offering business from companies with all ...