Whole Foods Defeats Ex-Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Suit

By Patrick Hoff · October 9, 2026, 3:56 PM EDT

Whole Foods defeated a former employee's lawsuit alleging he was fired because he's Black, with an Illinois federal judge concluding he couldn't overcome the supermarket chain's explanation that he was let...

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Case Title

Peoples v. Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Case Number

1:23-cv-04359

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

July 06, 2023