World Bulletin / News Desk
A U.S. fashion 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, a federal agency announced Tuesday.
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.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said 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, the agency said.