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Florida's Attorney General is suing Starbucks for alleged discriminatory hiring practices against White, Asian, and multiracial people.
The lawsuit claims Starbucks used DEI initiatives to set racial targets for its workforce and tied executive bonuses to them.
Starbucks has denied the allegations, stating its hiring practices are inclusive, fair, and lawful.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office is against "disfavored races" such as White, Asian and multiracial people.
"Starbucks made DEI more than a slogan," Uthmeier said in Thursday. "They turned it into a mandatory hiring and promotion system based on race the coffee empire set numerical racial targets for their workforce, and they tied executive bonuses to those targets that is brave and

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