U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

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Case Number:

4:11-cv-03162

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Edward J. Davila

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  1. September 20, 2013

    Abercrombie Settles Bias Suits On Hijabs In The Workplace

    Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. on Thursday settled two U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suits alleging bias treatment of Muslim workers who wear headscarves, after federal judges had slapped down its claims that accommodating the religious garb would be an undue hardship.

  2. September 09, 2013

    Worker's Hijab Isn't Undue Hardship For Abercrombie: Judge

    A California federal judge has found Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. liable for religious discrimination for firing a Muslim employee who refused to remove her headscarf, rejecting the retailer's claim that accommodating the worker presented an undue hardship, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday.  

  3. June 18, 2013

    Abercrombie Can't Prove Hijab Hurt Sales, EEOC Says

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a California federal judge Tuesday to find that Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. wrongly failed to accommodate a Muslim employee's headscarf, arguing that the retailer has no evidence that the worker's hijab harmed its reputation or sales.

  4. October 29, 2012

    Abercrombie Dodges EEOC Bid For HR Info In Headscarf Case

    A California federal  judge on Thursday refused to force Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. to turn over more information from its human resources department in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit that claims the retailer fired a Muslim worker for wearing a headscarf.

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