£28m payout | Starbucks worker claims she was sacked for being white

A former Starbucks employee has won £28.3m (£22.2m) after claiming she was sacked for being white.

Shannon Philips, who worked as a regional director at the coffee franchise branch in Philadelphia, sued the company for wrongful termination, citing racial discrimination.

The jury had ruled in favour of Philips with a verdict of $25.6m (£20.1m) but was later awarded a further £2.1m ($2.7m).

Philips’ employment was terminated following an altercation whereby two Black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia in 2018.