Florida AG vs. Starbucks fight over race-based hiring continues [Video]

The case came as Moody and other Republican leaders in Florida targeted diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by companies across the state.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After an investigative agency sided with the company, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office will urge an administrative law judge to find that Starbucks has improperly used race-based hiring practices.

Moody in May filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations alleging that Starbucks had policies that “appear on their face to be racial quotas.” But after an investigation, the commission’s executive director in November issued a determination that there was “no reasonable cause” to believe that the Seattle-based coffee company violated a state anti-discrimination law.

Moody’s office responded by filing a petition that led Monday to the case going to the state Division of Administrative Hearings, where a judge will consider it.

The case came as Moody and other Republican leaders in Florida and across the country have targeted diversity, equity and inclusion …