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Whole Foods to settle lawsuit stemming from ban on Black Lives Matter gear

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A plaintiff, who was terminated in July 2020 after protesting the grocer’s policy of disciplining employees whose masks bore the “Black Lives Matter” message, alleged retaliation.

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