• June 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf applied for a sales position at the Abercrombie Kids store at the Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Allegedly she was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store at a Tulsa mall, because her head scarf violates their “Look Policy”

DAMN

• Lawsuit filed against Abercrombie & Fitch by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (last Wednesday)
• Lawsuit states these actions constitute discrimination against Ms. Elauf on the basis of religion

My DAMN Opinion:

When you are a large company like Abercrombie & Fitch you are definitely a target for lawsuits, but at the same time you need to make certain that you do what is necessary to prevent lawsuits from occurring in the first place.  This company probably gets legal advice from some of the top lawyers in the country, so I’m a little perplexed as to why this particular issue was never a concern in their  “Look Policy”.  I guess sometimes you have to learn the HARD WAY, but unfortunately this will cost them with MONEY and BAD publicity in the media AGAIN. DAMN

Video of Interview with Muslim Teen:

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