Former A-G Ashley Moody filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations last year.

The case was closed after a commission investigation found what it called no reasonable cause to believe the company violated state anti-discrimination law.

But speaking Wednesday on the social media X, Uthmeier said Starbucks weaponized diversity, equity, and inclusion policies to impose racial quotas.

"The coffee empire set numerical racial targets for their workforce, and they tied executive bonuses to those targets. That is brazen discrimination, and it is against the law," he said.

Uthmeier's office is looking for current or former Starbucks employees who believe they've faced discrimination.

Uthmeier earlier dropped an administrative case involving allegations that Starbucks impro

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