Case Study Of EEOC V. Abercrombie And Fitch Stores, Inc

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EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, Inc. was a case where the EEOC sued Abercrombie because the company refused to give a job to a woman named Samantha Elauf because of her head scarf. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc is a national chain of clothing stores that requires its employees to follow the “Look Policy” that reflects the Store’s style and forbids black clothing and any sort of caps. It claimed that the company violated Title Vll of the civil rights act of 1964 by refusing to hire Samantha Elauf because of her head scarf. “The District Court found in favor of the EEOC, awarding Elauf damages. The Tenth Circuit Court later reversed by granting Abercrombie summary judgment, holding that liability

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