Consumer Law

Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Filed by Whole Foods Employee Who Was Fired Over Black Lives Matter Masks

A US appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing Whole Foods of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her “Black Lives Matter” facemask and complained about racism at the upscale grocery chain.

In a 3-0 decision released on Wednesday, the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals said the firing of Savannah Kinzer, an outspoken critic who worked in a Cambridge, Mass., store, “arguably deviated” from Whole Foods’ disciplinary process.

The Boston-based panel also upheld the dismissal of similar claims by two other workers, Haley Evans and Christopher Michno, finding no proof that Whole Foods’ discipline of them was unusual. Whole Foods is owned by Amazon.

Read the source article at New York Post

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