Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men
Shannon Phillips was awarded more than $25 million this year. She alleged that she and other white managers were unfairly punished after two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia store in 2018.
A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store in 2018.