July 21, 2011
An Oklahoma federal jury on Wednesday awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages to a Muslim woman who accused Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit of refusing to hire her because she wore a hijab, but the jury did not grant punitive damages.
June 29, 2011
A federal judge in Oklahoma on Wednesday ruled in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. for not hiring a Muslim woman because she wore a hijab.
April 18, 2011
In a motion filed Friday in a discrimination suit in Oklahoma, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disputed Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc.'s claim that allowing female Muslim employees to wear a religious head scarf would damage its brand.
April 15, 2011
Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. asked an Oklahoma court Friday to rule in its favor in a suit that claims it refused to hire a Muslim woman because she wore a religious head scarf, arguing such attire would damage its brand.