Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers over claims it violated labor law
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Starbucks employees and supporters picket outside a Starbucks store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz) U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., visits striking Starbucks workers and supporters outside a Starbucks store in Brooklyn, New York, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz) This Dec. 20, 2010 file photo shows signage at a Starbucks store in New York.
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Main Idea: Starbucks will pay $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers and change its scheduling practices after the city said it broke labor rules on fair workweek hours.
Key Points:
- New York City’s consumer and worker protection agency said Starbucks denied workers stable schedules and cut hours in ways that violated local labor law.
- Most affected hourly workers will get $50 for each week they worked from July 2021 through July 2024.
- Starbucks also agreed to follow the city’s Fair Workweek law going forward and may reinstate some workers laid off in recent store closings.
- The deal came as Starbucks workers were already on strike, with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders backing the picketers in Brooklyn.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Starbucks may pass some of the $35 million cost to customers or cut hours elsewhere, and workers at other chains may still face unstable schedules.
Positive Impact
The settlement could improve schedule predictability and pay for more than 15,000 New York City workers, and it may push other employers to follow labor rules more closely.
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Central company in the settlement, labor dispute, and strike coverage.
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City government is acting through enforcement and settlement of local labor rules.
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City agency that announced the settlement and investigated the labor-law claims.
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Worker quoted describing the staffing and scheduling complaints at a Starbucks store.
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Starbucks spokesperson quoted responding to the settlement and union allegations.
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