<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Starbucks will require customers to wear face coverings"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The creator of a viral GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $100,000 is being sued by a <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/food/2020/06/26/starbucks-tip-barista-gofundme-customer-mask-complaint-facebook-covid-19/3266657001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">California woman who shamed a barista</a> online for asking her to wear a mask inside a Starbucks store in San Diego.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Matt Cowan created the “Tips for Lenin” GoFundMe last summer after Amber Gilles, a yoga instructor, accused a Starbucks barista of refusing her service for not wearing a mask.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Gilles' June 22 Facebook rant about Lenin Gutierrez prompted an outpouring of money and support for the barista.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Meet lenen from Starbucks who refused to serve me cause I’m not wearing a mask. Next time I will wait for cops and bring a medical exemption," Giles wrote in the now-removed post.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Last July, Gilles<a target="_blank" href="/story/money/food/2020/07/16/starbucks-viral-facebook-post-barista-tip-amber-lynn-gilles/5454605002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a"> asked Cowan for half of the $105,445 raised</a>. Last week she filed a lawsuit against Cowan and his company, Mercy Media, for "violation of her right to publicity," "misappropriation of her name and likeness," and "false light invasion of privacy." </p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Costco minimum wage:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/money/shopping/2021/02/25/costco-minimum-wage-hourly-pay-increase-2021/6816327002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Costco to increase its minimum wage to $16 per hour, but CEO says the average pay for hourly workers is $24</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Best Buy store closings:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/money/shopping/2021/02/25/best-buy-stores-closing-2021-online-sales-coronavirus/6824132002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Best Buy expected to close even more stores in 2021 than usual as consumers buy more online</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/money/shopping/2021/01/04/mask-protest-trader-joes-california-face-coverings-viral-video/4125849001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Mask compliance has sparked debates</a> throughout the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/news/coronavirus/" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">coronavirus pandemic</a> after Americans received mixed messages from authorities early on over whether they should wear face coverings in public places. </p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Local governments can decide what safety measures to impose on businesses, but individual...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/03/04/starbucks-mask-requirement-san-diego-barista-gofundme-campaign/6921837002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
