US supreme court hears Abercrombie & Fitch religious discrimination case

posted on: Feb 26, 2015

The US supreme court will hear an hour-long oral argument on Wednesday in a case that has pulled off the rare feat of uniting Christian, Muslim, Jewish and other religious organizations.

Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is fighting a religious bias lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and backed by 16 religious groups, that argues the retailer should be held liable for rejecting a Muslim job applicant because she was wearing a traditional head covering, known as a hijab.

Samantha Elauf’s headscarf should have been granted a religious exemptions, insists the EEOC. The company insists that it wasn’t told the headscarf was worn for religious reasons and so the company isn’t liable for not accommodating it.

Source: www.theguardian.com