Whole Foods Ban on BLM Masks Is Under Scrutiny at First Circuit

Former employees of Amazon.com Inc.‘s Whole Foods Market Inc. are fighting a federal judge’s order dismissing their claims that the grocer and its parent company unlawfully fired them for wearing “Black Lives Matter” face masks.

The three plaintiffs will assert during oral argument Tuesday in the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that Whole Foods discriminated against them and a class of workers for engaging in protected activity under federal anti-discrimination and labor law by protesting the company’s ban on Black Lives Matter apparel.

Under Whole Foods’ dress code, employees can’t wear clothing with writing on it ...