Amanda Pampuro

DENVER (CN) — Colorado baristas filed a class action against Starbucks on Wednesday, claiming the company imposed new dress restrictions while refusing to reimburse workers for money spent on company-approved attire in violation of state wage laws.

“Starbucks’ policy thus shifts the cost of doing business onto the backs of its workers and violates Colorado law in the process,” the workers claim in the lawsuit.

The suit is led by supervisor Shay Mannik, who reported spending $110.63 to purchase dress code-compliant clothing, along with three baristas whose shifts span the Front Range cities of Denver, Loveland, Longmont and Lafayette. Their wages ranged from $16.07 an hour to $24.13.

“It’s unfair that a billion-dollar company puts this burden on workers already strugg

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