USA: Supreme Court Justices Appear to Favor Muslim Woman Denied Job At Abercrombie & Fitch

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Liberal and conservative justices aggressively questioned the company's lawyer during arguments at the high court in a case that deals with when an employer must take steps to accommodate the religious beliefs of a job applicant or worker.

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By Mark Sherman / AP | February 25, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will side with a Muslim woman who didn't get hired by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a black headscarf that conflicted with the company's dress code to her job interview.

Liberal and conservative justices aggressively questioned the company's lawyer during arguments at the high court in a case that deals with when an employer must take steps to accommodate the religious beliefs of a job applicant or worker.

Applicant Samantha Elauf did not say she was wearing the scarf for religious reasons. But Justice Samuel Alito seemed to speak for many on the bench when he said there was no reason not to hire her unless the company assumed she would wear a headscarf to work because of her religion.

"You assumed she was going to do this every day. And the only reason she would do it every day was because she had a religious reason," Alito said.

Abercrombie has since changed its headscarf policy, although it maintains a ban on black clothing as part of its Look Policy for employees.

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