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NJ Starbucks Worker Fired After Barista Spit In Officer's Coffee: Report Says Citing Suit NJ Starbucks Worker Fired After Barista Spit In Officer's Coffee: Report Says Citing Suit
NJ Starbucks Worker Fired After Barista Spit In Officer's Coffee: Report Says Citing Suit A longtime Starbucks manager in New Jersey says in a newly-filed lawsuit against her former employer she was fired following the arrest of a barista who spit into a police officer’s drink. Kelly Hansen-Grosman, 49, of Hewitt, was the store manger in Park Ridge in 2019, when then 21-year-old barista Kevin Trejo -- whom she supervised -- was caught spitting in an officer's drink, NorthJersey.com reports citing the suit. Hansen-Grosman said she was subsequently pressured into showing text messages between her and the investigating police detective. After refusing to let supervisors screenshot …

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