Whole Foods settles lawsuit over firing employee for refusing to remove Black Lives Matter mask.

Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit alleging it illegally fired a worker for refusing to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and raising complaints about racism at the Amazon-owned grocery chain. The settlement terms remain undisclosed. The lawsuit emerged following national protests after George Floyd's death in May 2020, and Whole Foods began disciplining employees for wearing Black Lives Matter facemasks.

July 23, 2024
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