Starbucks will pay around $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City Workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, City Officials announced Monday (December 1st). Starbucks will also pay $3.4 million in civil penalties under the agreement with the City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Starbucks also agreed to comply with the City's Fair Workweek Law going forward. Most of the affected Employees who held hourly positions will receive $50 for each week worked from July 2021 through July 2024. Workers who experienced a violation after that may be eligible for compensation by filing a complaint with the Department. The $38.9 million settlement also guarantees Employees laid off during recent store closings in the City will get the chance for reinstatement at other company locations.

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