Abercrombie Sued By Muslim Former Employee and EEOC Over Wearing Hijab

According to AP, a religious discrimination lawsuit was filed in federal district court in San Francisco yesterday by a 20-year old Muslim woman who says she was fired as a stockroom worker by Abercrombie and Fitch after she insisted on wearing her hijab (Muslim head scarf).  Hani Khan says that when when she was first hired at the company's San Mateo store, the manager said she could wear the hijab so long as it was in company colors. However, four months later a district manager and human resource manager asked her to remove it while working. When she refused, she was suspended and then fired.  This is the latest in a number of similar lawsuits that have challenged Abercrombie and Fitch's "look policy" which critics say favors young, white, athletic looking people. The EEOC also announced yesterday that it has filed suit over Khan's treatment.