Starbucks plans to improve US employees' mental health benefits
Starbucks is planning to improve mental health benefits for US employees in one of its latest bids to attract and retain talent in a tight labor market.
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Starbucks is planning to improve mental health benefits for US employees in one of its latest bids to attract and retain talent in a tight labor market.
Starbucks will close about 8,000 company-owned locations on Tuesday afternoon to offer 175,000 employees a mandatory anti-bias training.
The arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia store have not hurt sales so far.
Even though federal law outlaws discrimination in public restaurants and cafes, there are still incidents in which black customers wait longer to be served, are asked to pay before a meal or sometimes subjected to arrest.
Protesters gather outside a Center City, Philadelphia, Starbucks after two black men were arrested after a manager called police because the men were sitting in the store without placing an order on April 12, 2018.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson has met with the two black men arrested last week at a Philadelphia Starbucks.
The two black men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last week have agreed to meet with Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson responded to public outcry over the arrest of two black men on Saturday from a Philadelphia branch of the coffee shop, calling the incident "reprehensible."