Former Starbucks Employee Files Wrongful Termination Lawsuit, Says He Was Fired from St. Louis Location for Fighting Off Robbers
A former Starbucks employee has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Starbucks for firing him after he fought off robbers who had pistol-whipped him.
The employee, Michael Harris, reportedly stopped a robbery at the St. Louis location where he worked on December 17.
Krupp Law Firm LLC, the firm representing Harris, says that two gunmen had entered the cafe and began demanding money from customers.
“I thought I was gonna die that day. … They walked in, announced that it was a robbery,” Harris told local station KSDK.
Harris initially complied with the Starbucks handbook policies, which instruct employees not to interfere with robberies — until he could no longer do so,
