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Maine State Prison guard sues Maine Dept. of Corrections for sexual harassment, discrimination The Maine Human Rights Commission and federal EEOC found the MDOC engaged in unlawful sex discrimination and created a sex-based hostile work environment. Author: Jeffrey Schools (NEWS CENTER Maine), NEWS CENTER Maine Staff Published: 8:47 PM EDT July 13, 2021 Updated: 11:12 PM EDT July 13, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine — A corrections officer at the Maine State Prison and Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Maine...

According to the complaint filed in Cumberland Superior Court, Mark Opio, who is Black, worked for Whole Foods in Portland for more than eight years altogether. Opio says he was scheduled to interview for a promotion in February 2019, which was abruptly canceled.

Sudanese immigrant alleges discrimination in lawsuit against Whole Foods Mark Opio's lawsuit says he wasn't given an opportunity to apply for a supervisory position in the Portland store. Share A Sudanese immigrant is suing Whole Foods Market, alleging that a manager at the Portland store blocked him from applying for a supervisory role. Mark Opio Courtesy Johnson, Webbert & Garvan, LLP Mark Opio, 36, who immigrated to Maine 20 years ago after spending nine years in a refugee camp, said the company canceled his interview for a position as assistant team leader and alleged that he was unabl...

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 Co...

Portland Whole Foods workers oppose Chamber lawsuit seeking to halt hazard pay as approved by voters According to a referendum passed in November, workers were to receive a minimum wage increase of time and a half during an emergency like the pandemic. Credit: AP Published: 1:39 PM EST January 12, 2021 Updated: 1:53 PM EST January 12, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine — On Monday, attorneys for two Portland Whole Foods workers filed an opposition to a motion by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce to permanently invalidate the emergency hazard pay provision approved ...