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7 May 2013

Author:
Thompson Wigdor Press Release

Former Starbucks Employee Files Sexual Harassment and Disability Discrimination Case [USA]

[A] former shift supervisor at Starbucks… filed a discrimination case yesterday in the Eastern District of New York alleging that she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment due to her disability, retaliated against when she complained and ultimately terminated while she was on an approved disability leave…The Complaint…alleges that…Ms. Smith was sexually harassed...Starbucks was well aware of the conduct at this store as Ms. Smith made complaints to her store manager and district manager...Ms. Smith stated that, "I brought this suit to hold Starbucks accountable for the way I was treated and to make sure others do not have to work in the same painful environment."