Make Mine a "Venti": Starbucks Ordered to Pay Baristas $105 Million

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Dennis Westlind
A California Superior Court ordered Starbucks Corp. to pay $105 million in restitution to baristas who were required to pool their tips with supervisors. Chou v. Starbucks Corp., Cal. Super. Ct. No. GIC836925 (Mar. 19, 2008). The class action case was brought on behalf of all baristas who worked at any California Starbucks going back to October 8, 2000: an estimated 100,000 workers. That’s a little over $1,000 per barista—or approximately 420 tall lattes each.
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