Abercrombie & Fitch

Supreme Court boosts workers who claim religious bias

By Richard Wolf — June 1, 2015
WASHINGTON – The decision was a defeat for preppy clothier Abercrombie & Fitch, which refused to hire a Muslim girl in 2008 because she was wearing a black hijab, or head scarf.

Supreme Court wrestles with accommodating religious faith on the job

By Lauren Markoe — February 25, 2015
(RNS) A fashionista teen wears her headscarf to an Abercrombie & Fitch interview and doesn't get the job. Now her religious freedom case is the Supreme Court's to decide.

Supreme Court to hear case of a headscarf that cost a Muslim teen a job

By Lauren Markoe — February 19, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) A headscarf-wearing teenager wanted to work at Abercrombie & Fitch. The store said no. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether she faced religious discrimination.

Justices to take up Abercrombie & Fitch headscarf case

By Richard Wolf — October 3, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court agreed to rule on a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim girl who claimed she was not hired as a "model" by Abercrombie & Fitch because of her black headscarf.

Abercrombie & Fitch to change ‘look policy,’ allow hijabs

By Omar Sacirbey — September 23, 2013
(RNS) Abercrombie & Fitch settled a three-year legal battle with two Muslim women out of court.
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