Supreme Court to hear case of a headscarf that cost a Muslim teen a job

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WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 25) will hear the case of a young Muslim woman who says the Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store illegally denied her a job because she wears a hijab in keeping with her faith.

The store argues that company policy used to forbid floor “models”—the company’s word for store employees who interact with customers—from wearing caps, and that it was up to Samantha Elauf, 17 at the time of her interview, to make it clear that she needed a religious accommodation.