Samantha Elauf (right), who was denied a sales job at Abercrombie & Fitch in 2008, standing with her mother Majda outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, on Feb 25, 2015. -- PHOTO: REUTERS.
WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States Supreme Court appeared on Wednesday to be supportive of a Muslim woman who claimed she was denied a sales job with fashion retailers Abercrombie & Fitch as a teen because of her Islamic headscarf.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal government agency, is suing Abercrombie on behalf of Ms Samantha Elauf, on the grounds she was discriminated against because of the company's dress code.
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