South Sudanese immigrant sues Whole Foods for denying promotion
The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled in November that the company illegally discriminated against Mark Opio of Portland
Credit: Webbert & Garvan
Published: 5:10 PM EDT May 11, 2021
Updated: 5:10 PM EDT May 11, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland man who emigrated from South Sudan when he was 16 is suing Whole Foods for race discrimination and retaliation.
Mark Opio filed suit in Cumberland County Superior Court Tuesday, his attorneys said in a release.
In November 2020, the Maine Human Rights Commission found reasonable grounds to believe Whole Foods and its parent company, Amazon, discriminated against Opio on the basis of race.