US retailer pays $25,000 to Muslim woman in headscarf suit

a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she wore a headscarf during a job interview

 

A US retailer has agreed to pay more than $25,000 to a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she wore a headscarf during a job interview.

Last month, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Abercrombie & Fitch failed to accommodate Samantha Elauf’s religious needs when they declined to hire her in 2008 for a position at an Abercrombie Kids store in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A Federal appeals court dismissed on Monday the company’s appeal to the ruling.

The company has paid $25,670 in damages to Elauf and $18,983 in court costs.

Discriminating against an applicant based on religion is illegal under federal law, unless the employer can prove that accommodating the applicant would impose an undue hardship.