Starbucks forced to settle disability discrimination suit

The Starbucks corporation has agreed to settle a disability discrimination suit that was filed in 2006. The suit was filed on behalf of Christine Drake, a former Starbucks employee in Seattle, Washington, who has bipolar disorder, by the equal employment opportunity commission.

The discrimination suit stems from the firing of Ms. Drake after the coffee shop at which she was employed discontinued her extra training and support.

Starbucks agreed to pay eighty-five thousand to settle the suit, ten thousand of which will go to the Disability Rights legal center, an organization that provides legal services to lower income individuals with disabilities who are faced with discrimination issues.






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