American court supports Muslim V. Clothes shop
June 2, 2015 at 2:44 pm
(This post was last modified: June 2, 2015 at 2:46 pm by Dystopia.)
So we discussed this a while ago about whether or not a shop (Abercrombie & Fitch) should be able to discriminate against a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf. It looks like she won.
http://news.yahoo.com/u-supreme-court-ru...nance.html
I'm not sure where I stand on this. I think the decision would be similar in most of the west - I can understand the arguments coming from both sides. Looks and profit are important, but so are the worker's individual rights. Employers shouldn't have absolute ability to discriminate, but workers can't do anything they please. Thoughts?
Quote:WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.
In an 8-1 decision in the important religious rights case, the court backed Samantha Elauf, who had been rejected under Abercrombie's sales staff "look policy" after coming to her job interview wearing the head scarf, or hijab, used by many Muslim women.
http://news.yahoo.com/u-supreme-court-ru...nance.html
I'm not sure where I stand on this. I think the decision would be similar in most of the west - I can understand the arguments coming from both sides. Looks and profit are important, but so are the worker's individual rights. Employers shouldn't have absolute ability to discriminate, but workers can't do anything they please. Thoughts?
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