Florida to investigate Starbucks over DEI ‘quota’ and trainings

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Wednesday that the state is filing a formal complaint against Starbucks for potentially violating anti-discrimination laws through any racial “quota” system, or through trainings on diversity, equity and inclusion topics.

She made the announcement on The Sean Hannity Show, which was hosted by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“We are gonna make sure that in Florida, this ‘quota’ for hiring, and programs that cause every employee to determine whether they are the problem based on the color of their skin – whether that violates Florida’s anti-discrimination law,” she said.

“We are referring the matter to the Florida Commission on Human Relations for a full investigation of Starbucks and these practices,” Moody said.

“Well, thanks for doing that,” DeSantis said. “This notion that it’s OK to discriminate against some people, not others – you shouldn’t discriminate.”

Starbucks reportedly has racial hiring goals, wanting the company to be composed of 30% people of color in corporate jobs, and 40% in retail and manufacturing by 2025, per USA Today.

The company has also been focusing on so-called “anti-bias” training and racial equity.