Posted on 02/24/2015 8:35:45 AM PST by GIdget2004
The people who ran the Abercrombie & Fitch Kids store at a Tulsa mall in 2008 were inclined to hire Samantha Elauf.
The 17-year-old got high marks in her first interview for a sales position on such criteria as appearance and sense of style and outgoing and promotes diversity.
Part of Elaufs appearance, however, was the headscarf she wore because shes a Muslim. The store employees in charge of hiring thought it might conflict with the companys Look Policy so they called the district manager for advice. He told them not to hire her.
The company has been in a fight with the U.S. government ever since.
Its almost over, though. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday and render a decision some time this summer on whether Elauf was a victim of religious discrimination.
This is an extremely important issue that affects many people of different faiths, said Gene Schaerr, a Washington, D.C., attorney representing 15 religious and civil rights organizations that filed a friend-of-the-court brief backing Elauf.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the clothing chain in federal court in Tulsa and won Elauf was later awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages but the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, ruling that the Abercrombie store didnt discriminate because Elauf never told the company she wore the hijab for religious reasons and would have to wear it at work.
That, the court said, was in keeping with the governments general policy that businesses shouldnt ask job applicants about their religious beliefs.
It falls now to the justices to decide how explicit a job applicant or employee must be in expressing the need for a religious accommodation or just whose responsibility it is.
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Hijabs are offensive.
Anyone who wears one is being rude and insensitive.
I’m sure she was devastated not getting her dream job. /s
Apparently, the store chain didn’t have to “ask” her about her religion. She was WEARING it. I would not have hired her either.
I guess she was trying to make the move up from Kiosk worker to the Store Front. I thought I recognized her but then again all berka’s look alike.
Islam is offensive any way you look at.
If a job you take requires you to wear a CLOWN SUIT as part of the job ... then you’re going to be wearing a clown suit. That’s just the way it goes on a job. You wear (or don’t wear) what is in compliance with the “look” that the job wants to present to the public.
Companies have a right to hire and fire on whatever basis they want, IMO
By the way, muslimes are always telling us the wearing of that rag/bag over their head is not required by islam, that it is a choice. . .ergo, NOT a religious requirement.
This chick is going to own that Abercrombie store.
“Didn’t wear it during the interview but now says she MUST wear It for religious reason’s. . .what?”
Where did you get that? She wore it at the interview, and they recommended her for hire. It was a higher level manager that nixed the hire later one.
And just to point out, she has the support of Jewish and Christian religious groups, including the Becket Fund, who represented Hobby Lobby.
In right to work states they do, and you have the right to quit at any time for any reason band take another job with some other firm
Companies have a right to hire and fire on whatever basis they want, IMO
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Absolutely
She probably wants to pray on a rug in the lobby 4 times a day too.
The Hajib is no more religious than an empty offering plate.
I see this as an employer's rights issue and how far it can extend when it comes into contact with personal religious beliefs.
I don’t think that AF will make the argument that Islam is not a religion in regards to the Civil Rights Act.
Do recall something of this nature a few years back. . .was confused.
Never confused like this before. . .weird. . .never made such an error before. This is a new experience for me.
Am I actually mortal? Egads!
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