Muslim woman says Abercrombie fired her from Calif. store for refusing to remove headscarf
By APWednesday, February 24, 2010
Woman says Abercrombie fired her over headscarf
SAN FRANCISCO — A Muslim employee of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. alleges she was fired for not removing her headscarf.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday it filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint on behalf of Hani Khan.
Khan had worked for the store’s outlet in San Mateo, Calif. A call to the New Albany, Ohio-based company was not immediately returned.
Khan says she was initially told she could wear a hijab, or headscarf, but a visiting district manager said scarves were not allowed during work hours. Khan said she was fired when she refused to take it off.
A 2009 suit filed in Oklahoma against Abercombie alleged that a Tulsa store refused to hire a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf. That lawsuit is pending.
