By Chris Hoenig
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch broke antidiscrimination laws when it fired a Muslim employee who insisted on wearing a head scarfat least the fifth time that the company or CEO Mike Jeffries have been sued for discrimination.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against A&F on Hani Khan’s behalf after her 2010 firing from the San Mateo, Calif., Hollister store. Abercrombie claimed that Khan’s hijab violated the policy governing the look of its employees and hurt sales, but Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers didn’t agree.
