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Complaint Filed With EEOC Over Conflict Between Hijab and Abercrombie's Employee "Look Policy"

By Howard M. Friedman

National Law Journal reports today on an EEOC complaint filed against Abercrombie & Fitch on behalf of Umme-Hani Kahn, a Muslim stockroom worker who was fired from Hollister (an Abercrombie subsidiary) because she insisted on wearing her hijab (headscarf). According to the complaint filed by CAIR (press release), Kahn was originally assured by local management in San Mateo, California, that she could wear her hijab so long it was in white, blue or gray. However several months later a district manager told Kahn that scarves and hats do not fit the company's "look". In September, the EEOC sued Abercrombie on behalf of a prospective employee in Tulsa, Okla., who was denied a sales position because her hijab violated the company's "look" policy. (See prior posting.) [Thanks to Steven H. Sholk for the lead.]

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 26, 2010 (boomark / email).