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In 2008, Samantha Elauf was only seventeen years old when she applied for a position at Abercrombie Kids in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When she applied, she was denied the sales job. According to the company, they denied Elauf the job because of her hijab. It does not meet their policy on how employees can look. The Supreme Court has agreed to look at Elauf's case. According to Yahoo! News, the case was brought to the Supreme Court by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, that sued the notorious brand on behalf of Samantha Elauf. This is not the first time that Abercrombie has been under controversy. The CEO Mike Jeffries, has often criticized shoppers and targets the "cool kids" and once said the line was not for "fat people". The Supreme Court's ruling will be expected in June of 2015.
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By Jasmine Roziers
In 2008, Samantha Elauf was only seventeen years old when she applied for a position at Abercrombie Kids in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When she applied, she was denied the sales job. According to the company, they denied Elauf the job because of her hijab. It does not meet their policy on how employees can look. The Supreme Court has agreed to look at Elauf's case. According to Yahoo! News, the case was brought to the Supreme Court by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, that sued the notorious brand on behalf of Samantha Elauf. This is not the first time that Abercrombie has been under controversy. The CEO Mike Jeffries, has often criticized shoppers and targets the "cool kids" and once said the line was not for "fat people". The Supreme Court's ruling will be expected in June of 2015.
In 2008, Samantha Elauf was only seventeen years old when she applied for a position at Abercrombie Kids in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When she applied, she was denied the sales job. According to the company, they denied Elauf the job because of her hijab. It does not meet their policy on how employees can look. The Supreme Court has agreed to look at Elauf's case. According to Yahoo! News, the case was brought to the Supreme Court by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, that sued the notorious brand on behalf of Samantha Elauf. This is not the first time that Abercrombie has been under controversy. The CEO Mike Jeffries, has often criticized shoppers and targets the "cool kids" and once said the line was not for "fat people". The Supreme Court's ruling will be expected in June of 2015.
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