{"id":1947629,"date":"2023-06-14T20:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T00:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6m-over-firing-following-arrests-of-2-black-men\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T20:08:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T00:08:30","slug":"former-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6m-over-firing-following-arrests-of-2-black-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6m-over-firing-following-arrests-of-2-black-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Starbucks manager receives $25.6m after being fired for arrests of 2 Black men."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6m-over-firing-following-arrests-of-2-black-men%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1947629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by DON EMMERT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:46 PM \u2013 Wednesday, June 14, 2023 <\/h2>\n<p>Federal jurors awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who claimed she and other employees were unfairly penalized following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Starbucks location in Philadelphia in 2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Phillips was awarded $600,000 in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages on Monday, after a New Jersey jury determined that race was a factor in Phillips\u2019 termination, which is in violation of federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-blasted-for-pushing-racist-policy-in-response-to-hurricane-damage\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Blasted For Pushing \u2018Racist\u2019 Policy In Response To Hurricane Damage\">state anti-discrimination laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2018, a store manager reportedly named Holly Hylton contacted Philadelphia police regarding two Black men who had been sitting at the coffee shop without purchasing anything. Phillips, who was the regional manager of operations in Philadelphia, southern New Jersey, and elsewhere at the time, had nothing to do with the arrests. However, she claimed that she was told to put a White manager, who was not even involved, on administrative leave for reasons that she knew were false.<\/p>\n<p>According to her lawsuit, Phillips was then fired less than a month later after objecting to the manager being placed on leave during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s purported justification for suspending the district manager, who was not in charge of the shop where the arrests occurred, was because of an accusation that Black store managers were paid less than White managers. That argument, according to Phillips, made no sense because district managers had no say over employee wages.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks was allegedly taking steps to \u201cpunish white employees\u201d who worked in the area \u201cin an effort to convince the community that it had properly responded to the incident,\u201d the lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips\u2019 lawyer, Laura Mattiacci, told jurors during closing arguments on Friday that the business was seeking a \u201csacrificial lamb\u201d to appease the uproar and demonstrate that it was taking action, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law360<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Choosing a Black employee for such a purpose \u201cwould have blown up in their faces,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n<p>Starbucks refuted Phillips\u2019 charges, claiming that the company required someone with \u201cstrength and resolution\u201d during a crisis and replaced her with a regional manager who had that kind of expertise, including handling the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips\u2019 counsel, on the other hand, highlighted prior evidence from a Black district manager in charge of the shop where the arrests occurred, who portrayed Phillips as someone adored by her colleagues and who worked around the clock following the arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Mattiacci verified the judgment amount in an email to media sources, adding that the judge will consider past pay and future compensation, as well as attorney\u2019s expenses. According to the New Jersey Law Journal, she will demand around $3 million in lost wages and approximately $1 million in fees.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>The incident involved two Black men named Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson who were arrested in a Starbucks coffee shop near Philadelphia\u2019s affluent Rittenhouse Square in April 2018, after the manager called police to report that two males were refusing to make a purchase or leave the premises. They were eventually freed without being charged.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6m-over-firing-following-arrests-of-2-black-men\/\" title=\"Ex-Starbucks manager receives .6m after being fired for arrests of 2 Black men.\">arrest video sparked widespread outrage<\/a>, prompting Starbucks\u2019 current CEO to personally apologize to the men. The corporation eventually struck an undisclosed financial settlement with both men, as well as an offer to pay their college tuition.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the firm modified store regulations and shuttered sites throughout the country for an afternoon to do racial bias training.<\/p>\n<p>They also struck a deal with the city of Philadelphia for a symbolic $1 apiece, with authorities promising to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs. The Philadelphia Police Department implemented a new guideline on how to deal with anyone suspected of trespassing on private property, advising companies against abusing police officers\u2019 authority.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>On Tuesday, 45th President Trump visited a restaurant in Miami after his arraignment. CNN aired the moments with anchor Jake Tapper saying \u2018I don\u2019t need to see any more of that.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There have been weeks of controversy surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers decision to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the self-described \u201cqueer and trans-nuns\u201d group.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A school board in southern California, Temecula Valley fires its superintendent, Jodi McClay amid controversy surrounding the board\u2019s decision to pull curriculum discussing Harvey Milk \u2013 the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Alex Stein<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) \u2013 Alphabet\u2019s Google was charged by EU antitrust regulators with anti-competitive practices in its digital advertising\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft Corp\u2019s $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard faced another hurdle on Tuesday after a U.S. judge\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Paul Sandle and Clare Jim LONDON\/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Vodafone and CK Hutchison finally unveiled the merger of their British operations on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) \u2013 Incoming GoTo CEO Patrick Walujo is planning to head the Indonesian technology company only temporarily and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>awarded $25.6 million by federal jurors after claiming unfair penalties as a former Starbucks regional manager. The penalties followed the 2018 high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks location. OAN&#8217;s Brooke Mallory reported the news at 4:46 PM on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":1947630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[28675,4283,4212,28676,6363,6020,11130,8255],"class_list":["post-1947629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann","tag-25-6m","tag-arrests","tag-black","tag-ex-starbucks","tag-fired","tag-manager","tag-men","tag-receives"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1947629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1947630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1947629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1947629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1947629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}