September 30th in Court, International, Larry Demont by Editor .

Abercrombie & Fitch attracts more legal attention

The obnoxiously-good-looking-brand, Abercrombie and Fitch, is in trouble again over its "Look Policy". Last week the US equality watchdog filed a suit against Abercrombie on behalf of Samantha Elauf, a 19-year-old community college student from Oklahoma, who is Muslim. The suit alleges that Abercrombie "refused to hire Ms. Elauf because she wears a hijab, claiming that the wearing of the headgear was prohibited by its Look Policy," reports Time .

The American brand’s Look Policy caused it trouble earlier this …

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The obnoxiously-good-looking-brand, Abercrombie and Fitch, is in trouble again over its "Look Policy". Last week the US equality watchdog filed a suit against Abercrombie on behalf of Samantha Elauf, a 19-year-old community college student from Oklahoma, who is Muslim. The suit alleges that Abercrombie "refused to hire Ms. Elauf because she wears a hijab, claiming that the wearing of the headgear was prohibited by its Look Policy," reports Time .

The American brand’s Look Policy caused it trouble earlier this year when disabled British law student, Riam Dean, filed an employment claim. Ms Dean, who has a prosthetic arm, won £8,000 in a tribunal for unlawful harassment after it found she was "diminished" for not fitting the "look policy" at the Abercrombie and Fitch Savile Row store in central London. According to Ms Dean she was removed from the shop floor and made to work in the stockroom because the cardigan she wore to cover her prosthetic arm wasn’t trendy enough for their dress code.

So aside from oldies checking out the scantily clad beauties hanging out in their stores, Abercrombie & Fitch’s sexed up dress policy looks set to continue attracting unwanted attention.

Abercrombie Faces a Muslim-Headscarf Lawsuit [Time]

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