A regional Starbucks manager fired after the high-profile arrests of two black men at one of the coffee shops in Philadelphia has filed a wrongful termination suit against the company.
Shannon Phillips accused Starbucks of unfairly punishing white employees including her in response to the widely publicized arrests last year.
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Phillips said she lost her job after objecting to the company putting another white manager on leave.
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Starbucks denies Phillips' claims and said it will defend the suit, filed Monday in federal court in New Jersey.
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Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson were arrested minutes after a manager called police to say they hadn't bought anything and were refusing to leave.
The arrest prompted Starbucks officials to close stores nationwide to conduct racial bias training.
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