1st Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Whole Foods’ Workers BLM Masks Suit

Mealey's (June 29, 2022, 10:09 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — Whole Foods Market Inc. workers who filed a putative class complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after being disciplined when they wore Black Lives Matter (BLM) masks and other attire failed to adequately plead racial bias or retaliation claims, a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 28, noting that its reasoning somewhat differed from that of the trial court....