EXCLUSIVE – Starbucks will pay Florida $1 million and end race- and sex-based goals, quotas and preferences in employment practices companywide under a sweeping settlement ending the state's civil rights lawsuit against the coffee giant.Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's office confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agreement applies to all Starbucks operations nationwide, not only the company's locations in Florida."Every Floridian deserves to be hired, promoted, and compensated based on merit, qualifications, and character—not race or sex," Uthmeier said exclusively to Fox News Digital."This resolution ensures that Starbucks’ policies and practices fully comply with Florida’s civil rights laws.
DEI can never be an excuse to violate civil rights."The negotiated resolution ends the lawsuit Uthmeier filed in December 2025 accusing Starbucks of violating the Florida Civil Rights Act through racial and sex-based goals, quotas and preferences in its workplace policies.GOP FRESHMAN FIREBRAND TARGETS GLOBAL CONSULTING GIANT OVER 'PLAINLY ILLEGAL' DEI PRACTICESStarbucks Corp.headquarters in Seattle, Washington, on Sept.
26, 2025.(David Ryder/Bloomberg)Under the agreement, Starbucks committed to complying with the state civil rights law, which prohibits race and sex-based preferences in hiring, promotions, pay, executive compensation, mentorship programs, supplier selection and board composition.The company also agreed it will not participate in organizations that require it to increase the racial diversity of its board of directors.GEORGIA DISTRICT QUIETLY TRAINED TEACHERS TO BLAME 'WHITENESS,' 'DECOLONIZE' UNDER FEDERAL CRACKDOWN: REPORTJames Uthmeier speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington D.C., Sept.
3, 2025.(DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)Starbucks' chief legal officer will be required to submit annual certifications of the company's continued compliance for four years.
The company will also pay $1 million ...