Starbucks Will Pay $38.9 Million to Settle NYC Probe Over Worker Schedules

A Starbucks store entrance sign is seen at Times Square in New York City on Feb. 25, 2025. Shannon Stapleton/ReutersStarbucks has agreed to pay $38.9 million to settle claims by New York City that the coffee chain violated a local law requiring fast food businesses to give workers predictable and stable schedules more than half a million times over a three-year period, Mayor Eric Adams’ office said on Monday.The settlement, which caps a three-year investigation by the city, is the largest involving a worker protection law in New York City’s history, Adams’ office said in a release.