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Friday 3 October 2014
US top court to hear case of Muslim woman denied job
WASHINGTON : The US Supreme Court on
Thursday said it would consider whether a Muslim
woman denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch
Co clothing store because she wears a head scarf
was required to specifically request a religious
accommodation.
The nine justices agreed to hear an appeal filed in
the closely watched case by the US Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal
agency that sued the company on behalf of
Samantha Elauf. She was denied a sales job at an
Abercrombie Kids store in Tulsa, Oklahoma in
2008.
Elauf, who was 17 at the time, was wearing a head
scarf, or hijab, at the job interview but did not
specifically say that, as a Muslim, she wanted the
company to give her a religious accommodation.
The company denied Elauf the job on the grounds
that wearing the scarf violated its “look policy” for
members of the sales staff.
A federal district judge ruled in favor of Elauf and
the government, but in an October 2013 ruling
the Denver-based 10th US Circuit Court of
Appeals found that Elauf was required to ask for
an accommodation.
Abercrombie has faced other lawsuits including
one in which it agreed in 2004 to pay $40 million
to several thousand minority and female plaintiffs
who had accused the company of discrimination.
The once-trendy but now struggling retailer is
well-known for its edgy marketing and often
controversial CEO Mike Jeffries.
Jeffries, who was hired in 1992, revamped the
company to “sizzle with sex” by introducing racy
catalogs and advertising aimed at making the
more-than-century-old brand a must-have for
teenagers.
But he has stirred debate in the process by
suggesting the company’s clothes were made for
“cool” and “attractive” kids and not for “fat”
people. More recently, sales have plummeted,
and the company recently announced it would
shrink its once well-known logo to appeal to
younger shoppers.
The company did not return calls seeking
comment on the Supreme Court’s action. A ruling
by the Supreme Court is expected by the end of
June
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