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OKLAHOMA CITY, United States — Several U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed support for a Muslim teenager denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. because of her head scarf, in a case that may put a greater burden on employers to avoid religious discrimination.
Hearing arguments Wednesday in Washington, the justices questioned a federal appeals court ruling that said Samantha Elauf needed to explicitly tell Abercrombie she required a religious exemption from its dress code to work at an Oklahoma store. The lower court threw out a suit on Elauf’s behalf filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
By David McLaughlin; editor: Laurie Asseo.
