Nine current and former employees of Whole Foods stores in Cambridge are among 14 suing the company nationwide for not allowing them to wear Black Lives Matter masks and other clothing while on the job.
The plaintiffs are claiming that the supermarket company's "selective enforcement of its dress code policy" violates the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. They are seeking emotional and punitive damages, among other things.
Over the weekend, the state of Vermont had positive news on the coronavirus front.
State officials reported that there haven't been any coronavirus deaths in the state for 30 days straight. There hasn't been a reported coronavirus death in the Green Mountain State since June 16, as Boston 25 reports. That's the longest streak of any state in the country.
