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SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH THE EEOC AGAINST ABERCROMBIE & FITCH IN HIRING PRACTICE CASE ADDRESSING RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
The Supreme Court issued a controversial decision which should prompt Employers to review their hiring practices and criteria. In the recent EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch case, the Supreme Court ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against Samantha Elauf (“Elauf”) based on her religious practice of wearing a headscarf. Elauf, a Muslim, wore her headscarf to her Abercrombie & Fitch job interview. During the interview, neither Elauf nor Abercrombie & Fitch representatives discussed her religion or her headscarf. However, after … Continue reading