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A former stockroom worker for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F) sued the clothing retailer in federal court Monday, saying she was illegally fired after refusing to remove her Muslim headscarf while on the job.
Hani Khan said a manager at the company's Hillsdale Mall location (in San Mateo, CA) hired her while she was wearing her hijab. The manager said it was OK to wear it as long as it was in company colors. However, four months later a district manager and human resources manager asked if she could remove the hijab while working, and she was suspended and then fired for refusing to do so.
This is the latest employment discrimination charge against the company's so-called "look policy," which critics say means images of mostly white, young, athletic-looking people. However, A&F says that it does not tolerate discrimination.
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