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I disagree with the determination in the notice dated 7/29/2015 because I feel I was not fired for being late. I was retaliated against for opening up an investigation with Starbucks Human Resources against my co-workers due to the fact that I was being harassed and discriminated against. I am African American. I wasn't fired for being late, it was based on the complaint I filed with Human Resources for all the harassment, and derogatory racist remarks that were made by certain employees during my time working. I'm not sure why I put up with it, maybe because every day walking in to work I knew I had to do my job, to make money for school and I knew I wouldn't have to endure the remarks for much longer cause I was going to move for college and transfer to another Starbucks. I knew I had to stay on the right track and do my job. At the time, I worked at Starbucks let me tell you I really loved my job. I knew Starbucks offered great benefits and would be a great company to work for while pursuing my college degree. When I was hired they said we will work around your school schedule, etc. While I was working at Starbucks I didn't have a car. I took public transportation and long boarded to get me to and from school …show more content…

Edward Casper then presented me with two write ups both for being late on 4/4/2015, which I was told to sign even though I disagreed with what was on them. One said “Written Corrective action for no call, no show for Jonah’s shift” I called in that day due to me being sick and I spoke with Guilhem Fronval and kyle Snodgrass; both worked on 4/2/2015. The other said “Final corrective action for Jonah being 28 minutes late for his shift.” I received a right up and final warning on the same day 4/4/2015. I was given no time to fix my actions. According to the EOC, Starbucks was in violation for not giving proper warnings to correct my

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