In April 2018, a Philadelphia store manager called the police on two Black men, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, who were sitting in the coffee shop without ordering anything; they were later released without charges.
Starbucks lawyers had alleged that Phillips was fired because the company needed stronger leadership in the aftermath of the arrests. / Photo: Reuters Archive
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a US district judge Wednesday ordered Starbucks to pay Phillips another $2.73 million in past and future lost earnings and benefits as well as compensation for tax disadvantages due to the lump sum, according to court documents. In April 2018, a Philadelphia store manager called the police on two Black men who were sitting in the coffee shop without ordering anything. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson were later released without charges.
However, she said she was ordered to put a white manager who also wasn’t involved on administrative leave for reasons she knew were false, according to her lawsuit.
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